Japanese Economy Minister Yasuhisa Nishimura crossed wires, via Kyodo News, while boosting chatters over the return of the coronavirus-led emergency in the Asian major economy.
''The Japanese government plans to put Tokyo and three western prefectures of Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo under a state of emergency from Saturday to May...
Bank of Japan Governer, Haruhiko Kuroda said he saw no need to change the central bank's 2% inflation target, which has helped keep currency moves stable in the medium to long-term.
The 2% inflation target will take some time, but it's possible to achieve with powerful monetary easing.
Consumer price growth...
Japan plans to boost its tumbling birth rate by funding artificial intelligence matchmaking schemes to help residents find love. From next year it will subsidise local governments already running or starting projects that use AI to pair people up. Last year the number of babies born in Japan fell...
According to Nikkei Asia, Japan has some big plans in store with regards to eco-friendliness and sustainability. The island nation is aiming to make all new car sales eco-friendly by the mid-2030s as it joins a growing community of nations determined to slow down the world’s ever-growing carbon emissions.
The...
Two of Japan’s largest regional banks have set their sights on the Southeast Asia region as a location for new offices to support client companies’ expansion into the region. The move will shift resources away from its existing network in London and Hong Kong.
Gunma Bank, headquartered Northwest of Tokyo,...
After decades of focusing their operations on the electrical and electronics (E&E) sector, Japanese companies are now diversifying their huge investments into new areas to reaffirm their confidence in the country as their top choice foreign investment destination.
Japanese Ambassador to Malaysia Hiroshi Oka said new companies are starting to...
