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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 27, 2023
G20 nations understand BOJ’s ongoing easing measures, Kuroda says
Japan’s price growth, currently above the BOJ’s 2% target, is mainly driven by imports and is expected to fall below the target in the fiscal year starting in April, Kuroda said on Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 26, 2023
Kanazawa sets an example for badly needed biodiversity policy in Japan
Japan’s cities may be typically clad in concrete, but there is one reliable source of verdant life: shrines and temples.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 25, 2023
Kazuo Ueda faces hurdles on the path to ending BOJ's massive monetary easing
Ueda told a parliamentary confirmation hearing that once he becomes BOJ governor, his 'greatest mission' is to make an appropriate decision regarding the timing of policy changes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 25, 2023
Ad giant Dentsu acknowledges culpability in Tokyo Games bid-rigging, report says
Dentsu President Hiroshi Igarashi made the comments during questioning by the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office, NHK said Saturday, citing a source it did not name.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 25, 2023
Kishida cautious about revising statement on inflation target
The prime minister has also revealed that the government will consider additional measures to tackle rising prices.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 24, 2023
Can the BOJ's next governor resist calls to exit the ultraeasy monetary policy?
While Ueda will surely maintain the current policy for the time being, it is not clear whether he will take the risk of normalizing the monetary easing policy during his governorship.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 24, 2023
BOJ governor nominee says monetary easing needs to be maintained
Appearing at a confirmation hearing at the Lower House, Ueda also said he will pursue the stable and sustainable 2% inflation target set by the current BOJ governor.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 24, 2023
Nearly half of Japan's firms want BOJ to revise negative rate policy
In the next most common response, 28% said the central bank should revise its 2% inflation target.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Feb 23, 2023
New challenges have forced Japanese companies to address economic security
Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the international situation surrounding Japan has changed drastically.
BUSINESS
Feb 22, 2023
Investors watch Japan’s spring wage talks for clues on BOJ moves
This year, the outcome of annual wage negotiations matters to bond investors, stock traders and anyone, really, with anything at stake in the country.
BUSINESS
Feb 22, 2023
BOJ likely to raise interest rates gradually, former board member says
Makoto Sakurai, who has known Bank of Japan governor nominee Kazuo Ueda for decades, sees little chance of a big policy shift at Ueda’s first policy meeting.
BUSINESS
Feb 22, 2023
Japan firms make a show of raising wages to tempt talent and stem brain drain
An official at an employers' group said any effort by individual companies in annual wage negotiations was unlikely to draw enough attention to aid recruitment.
Zelenskyy to replace Ukraine ambassador to Japan
Ukrainian Ambassador to Japan Sergiy Korsunsky delivers a speech during a handover ceremony of Self-Defense Force vehicles to Ukraine, at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo, in May last year.
Bankruptcies and suicides rise as Japanese struggle with mounting debt
Lawyers estimate that personal bankruptcies in Japan are on track to reach the highest since 2012 this year.
Honda and Nissan consider mutual production of vehicles, report says
Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe at the Japan Mobility Show 2023 at Tokyo Big Sight in October 2023.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
For baseball fans, 2024 brought The Summer of Shohei Ohtani
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani reacts to a standing ovation from fans after hitting his 50th home run of the season, against the Marlins in Miami on Sept. 19.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
Is Japan finally ready to tap its abundant geothermal energy potential?
Steam rises from a geothermal plan in Yuzawa, Akita Prefecture. Despite its long history and potential, geothermal provided just 0.3% of Japan's overall energy mix in the fiscal year from April 2023
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Visitors to Kyoto walk along a street near Kiyomizu Temple in April. A popular tourist spot, Kyoto has seen what locals feel to be an overwhelming amount of tourists in 2024.
Is Japan ready for 60 million tourists?
By Kathryn Wortley

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