Japan’s export growth slowed sharply in December as China-bound shipments fell for the first time in seven months, stoking fears of further slowdown in the global economy and external demand for …
Most big Japanese firms heed prime minister’s call to raise wages this year
More than half of big Japanese companies are planning to raise wages this year, according to a Reuters monthly poll, meeting a key request from Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to help workers cope with …
URGENT: Japan posts record trade deficit of 19.97 tril. yen in 2022
Japan registered its biggest annual trade deficit of 19.97 trillion yen ($155.27 billion) in 2022, after imports grew far more than exports, boosted by higher energy and raw material costs along with …
Sakhalin exception: the Russian energy Japan can’t quit
This year’s Group of Seven president Japan has joined the bloc’s condemnation of Russia’s Ukraine invasion, imposing sanctions and agreeing on an oil price cap, with one exception: Moscow’s Sakhalin energy projects.
Japan eyes 4.5 tril. yen rise in debt costs in FY 2026 on high yields
The Finance Ministry expects higher long-term interest rates to push up Japan’s debt-servicing costs in fiscal 2026 by around 4.5 trillion yen ($35 billion) from the next fiscal year, government …
Coinbase halting operations in Japan a week after laying off hundreds of employees
Coinbase will stop its operations in Japan due to market conditions after announcing the company would layoff 950 employees to reduce operating expenses.
Japan needs an exit plan from negative rates, Suntory CEO says
Takeshi Niinami, CEO of Japan’s largest alcohol and beverage manufacturer Suntory, discusses the economic situation in Japan and what the business community wants to see from the government and …
Morning Bid: Japan hesitates
Judging by Wednesday’s reaction, world markets reckon Japan will eventually abandon its ultra-loose monetary policy despite a stubborn doubling down this week – and overseas ructions may be less than …
Japan court again acquits ex-execs over Fukushima disaster
A Japanese court has found three former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Company not guilty of negligence over the 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdowns and subsequent deaths of more than 40 elderly resi …
Coinbase Announces ‘Difficult Decision’ to Shutter Operations in Japan
Coinbase confirmed that it would be shuttering operations in Japan, asking users to withdraw any funds by February 16.