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A reason international investors are entering Japan is tied to expectations that retail investors will buy more Japanese equities through the new tax-saving ...

The participants will visit the National Diet and have exchanges with Japanese parliamentarians of Japan-Cambodia Friendship League. They will also visit Gunma ...

The three plaintiffs who filed a lawsuit against the Japanese government alleging racial profiling stand outside the Tokyo District Court on January 29, 2024.

It is the first such lawsuit in Japan, according to the plaintiffs' lawyers, and comes amid a sharp rise in the number of foreign workers coming to the ...

Three residents of Japan with foreign roots file a suit against the central and local governments over alleged racial profiling by police, ...

TOKYO -- Three foreign-born residents of Japan filed suit at the Tokyo District Court on Jan. 29 against the Japanese state plus the Tokyo Metropolita.

Kamikawa also expressed wariness over intensifying military cooperation between China, Russia and North Korea.

Tokyo Stock Exchange reforms are presenting buying opportunities for GPs including KKR, a conference has heard.

TOKYO : The Bank of Japan must immediately end its negative interest rate policy as it has allowed companies to delay efforts to boost productivity by ...

JAPANESE Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pressed forward with his campaign for higher wages as a slide in his support rate seems to have halted and speculation ...

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday his government would do "everything possible" to achieve real income growth to put a decisive end to ...

The meeting was chaired by Mr. ONO Keiichi, Senior Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, and Mr. Rob Stewart, Deputy Minister of International Trade, ...

TOKYO -- Japan will achieve wage increases that surpass the rate of inflation this year, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed on Tuesday, as he outlined.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said his administration has lifted minimum wages and sought to raise pay for workers. PHOTO: REUTERS. Updated.

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told parliament on Tuesday that they will do "everything possible" to bolster household income.

The biggest mission for my administration is to revive the economy; The economy, particularly wage hikes, is an urgent issue; By achieving wage hikes, ...

Ehime, in the Shikoku region, exemplifies Japan's close connection with nature. Here you'll find the stunning Mount Ishizuchi, one of the country's sacred ...

Why a growing number of private equity firms are establishing fundraising footholds in Tokyo. Plus: takeaways from Bain & Co's latest global M&A report; and an ...

In Kyushu and Central Japan, cascading waterfalls, ethereal forests, and rolling hills beckon visitors to discover their hidden wonders.

Increased shipment to the United States and Hong Kong is making up for a decline in sales to mainland China, government data showed.

Japan's agricultural, fisheries and forestry product exports rose 2.9 percent in 2023 to a record 1.45 trillion yen ($9.9 billion), with increased shipment ...

SUSTAINABLE funds in Asia, excluding Japan and China, attracted US$1.4 billion in net inflows over the fourth quarter of 2023, financial data provider ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's agricultural, fisheries and forestry product exports rose 2.9% in 2023 to a record 1.45 trillion yen ($9.9 billion), wit.

TOKYO -- The Japanese government has created a department to help local authorities devise plans for evacuating residents from islands.

Sometimes it's hard to be a woman, as the U.S. country singer Tammy Wynette put it in the 1968 global hit "Stand by Your Man." In today's Japan, thoug.

TOKYO -- The Bank of Japan is quietly scaling back its massive bond purchases for the third time since the 2016 launch of its so-called yield cur.

Japan's exports of agricultural, forestry and fisheries products and other food items last year totaled a record of more than 1.45 trillion yen, ...

Japan's industrial output rose in December, government data showed on Wednesday, lifted by machinery production although a safety scandal at Toyota's ...

Japanese monthly Industrial Production fell short of growth expectations in December, printing at 1.8% MoM compared to the market's median forecast of a ...

JAPAN'S factory output rebounded in December, supporting the view that the sputtering economy returned to growth in the final quarter of last year even as ...

TOKYO :Japan's factory output rose 1.8 per cent in December from the previous month, compared with the median market forecast for a 2.4 per cent rise, ...

TOKYO : Japanese authorities are committed to a flexible exchange rate, which acts as a shock absorber and supports the Bank of Japan's monetary policy ...

Japan's factory output rebounded in December, offering further evidence that the sputtering economy has returned to growth, potentially removing a hurdle ...

Economic indicators from Japan drew interest on Wednesday. However, the FOMC Rate Statement and Press Conference will dictate USD/JPY trends.

The seasonally adjusted index of production at factories and mines stood at 105.9 against the 2020 base of 100, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said ...

The Chinese auto sector has boomed in recent years largely because of massive investments in electric cars, an area where Japanese firms have been more cautious ...

The seasonally adjusted index of production at factories and mines last month stood at 105.9 against the 2020 base of 100, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and ...

New Japanese Ambassador to China Kenji Kanasugi met Tuesday with a compatriot who has been detained in Beijing on suspicion of espionage for the first time ...