Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Friday defended the central bank’s decision to widen the trading band in its yield curve control program.
Year of the Rabbit? Not so fast! Vietnam’s Lunar New Year to celebrate the cat
As China, Japan and other East Asian countries prepare to celebrate the start of the Lunar Year of the Rabbit on Sunday, the people of Vietnam will be an exception – welcoming instead the Year of the …
First raise for Japan day labourer in 20 years, but McDonald’s out of reach
Masami Fujino got his first raise in 20 years recently, but it’s still not enough to let the Tokyo day labourer treat himself to plain McDonald’s hamburgers as much as he used to.
Japan’s ‘very rigid’ labor market will protect it somewhat from a big spike in unemployment, EY says
Nobuko Kobayashi of the professional services firm explains why Japan’s labor market isn’t as fluid as the United States’.
Japan Finance Minister cautions against changes to debt redemption rule
Japan’s Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks to media at Finance Ministry in Tokyo, Japan October 20, 2022, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Kyodo/via REUTERS …
Plastic pirouettes: Japan’s recycled bottle ballet
The dancers’ futuristic headgear glints under the lights at a top ballet show, but just two months ago their plastic costumes were sticky bottles tossed into a Tokyo recycling bin.K-BALLET plans to keep its costumes and props for at least a year,
Asia markets set to fall as Japan’s inflation data reaches highest since 1981
Markets in the Asia-Pacific were set to trade lower on Friday as investors digested Japan’s core inflation print, which reached the fastest pace since 1981. The Nikkei futures contract in Chicago was …
WATCH: Divers record rare sea creature video off the coast of Japan
The rare 2-minute video footage showed a young, live giant squid as it swam near the surface of a bay off the western coast of Japan, seemingly undisturbed by nearby swimmers.
Thieves in Japan are stealing platinum and palladium parts from Toyota Prius cars as rare metal prices rise
Last year, there were 173 thefts of mufflers or catalytic converters in eastern Tokyo – and 90% of those were from Toyota Prius cars.
The Unification Church, Japan, and North Korea
The Unification Church and North Korea are closely linked, despite the church’s adamant anti-communist stance.