Loading
Search
Farm Minister Koizumi Joins LDP Leadership Race, Focuses On Japan Economy
- Category:Other
KYODO NEWS
Farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Saturday he will run in the presidential election of the Liberal Democratic Party next month, pledging to boost Japan's economy and revitalize the ruling party after its poor performance in recent national elections.
The 44-year-old son of former P...
Farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Saturday he will run in the presidential election of the Liberal Democratic Party next month, pledging to boost Japan's economy and revitalize the ruling party after its poor performance in recent national elections.
The 44-year-old son of former P...
- September 20, 2025
- Comment (0)
- Trackback(0)
Japanese Household Financial Assets Hit Record 2,239 T. Yen
- Category:Other
NIPPON
Financial assets held by households in Japan as of the end of June stood at a record high of 2,239 trillion yen as the balance of stocks and investment trust funds grew because of higher stock prices, the Bank of Japan said Thursday.
Of the total, shareholdings climbed 4.9 pct from a yea...
Financial assets held by households in Japan as of the end of June stood at a record high of 2,239 trillion yen as the balance of stocks and investment trust funds grew because of higher stock prices, the Bank of Japan said Thursday.
Of the total, shareholdings climbed 4.9 pct from a yea...
- September 18, 2025
- Comment (0)
- Trackback(0)
Trump's Lowered 15% Tariff On Cars From Japan To Take Effect Tuesday
- Category:Other
JAPAN TODAY
U.S. President Donald Trump's lowered tariff of 15 percent on automobiles from Japan will take effect Tuesday, the Commerce Department said, about five months after his aggressive trade agenda began to heavily impact the industrial backbone of one of Washington's key allies.
The dep...
U.S. President Donald Trump's lowered tariff of 15 percent on automobiles from Japan will take effect Tuesday, the Commerce Department said, about five months after his aggressive trade agenda began to heavily impact the industrial backbone of one of Washington's key allies.
The dep...
- September 16, 2025
- Comment (0)
- Trackback(0)
Japan, EU to Boost Economic Security Cooperation
- Category:Other
NIPPON
Japan and the European Union agreed Tuesday to strengthen cooperation on economic security and free trade in response to challenges such as the high tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration and their dependence on critical minerals from China.
The policy was affirm...
Japan and the European Union agreed Tuesday to strengthen cooperation on economic security and free trade in response to challenges such as the high tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration and their dependence on critical minerals from China.
The policy was affirm...
- September 16, 2025
- Comment (0)
- Trackback(0)
Japan Land Prices Up At Fastest Pace Since 1992 On Housing Demand, Tourism
- Category:Other
KYODO NEWS
The average overall price of land in Japan as of July 1 rose 1.5 percent from a year earlier, marking the sharpest growth since 1992, boosted by solid housing demand and inbound tourism, government data showed Tuesday.
The price climbed for the fourth straight year, also lifted by ro...
The average overall price of land in Japan as of July 1 rose 1.5 percent from a year earlier, marking the sharpest growth since 1992, boosted by solid housing demand and inbound tourism, government data showed Tuesday.
The price climbed for the fourth straight year, also lifted by ro...
- September 16, 2025
- Comment (0)
- Trackback(0)
Gopay Expands QRIS Payments To Japan, Eyes China Next
- Category:Other
TECH IN ASIA
GoPay users can now make payments at QRIS-enabled merchants in Japan, following Bank Indonesia’s move to expand its cross-border QR code payment system to the country in August 2025.
This allows Indonesian travelers to pay at Japanese merchants by scanning JPQR codes using the GoPa...
GoPay users can now make payments at QRIS-enabled merchants in Japan, following Bank Indonesia’s move to expand its cross-border QR code payment system to the country in August 2025.
This allows Indonesian travelers to pay at Japanese merchants by scanning JPQR codes using the GoPa...
- September 15, 2025
- Comment (0)
- Trackback(0)
Japanese Firms' Mood Turns Positive As Tariff Fears Ease: Gov't Survey
- Category:Other
JAPAN TODAY
Major Japanese companies took a positive view of business conditions in the three months through September for the first time in two quarters, a government survey showed Thursday, reflecting recovering chip demand and easing concerns about U.S. tariffs.
The key index measuring senti...
Major Japanese companies took a positive view of business conditions in the three months through September for the first time in two quarters, a government survey showed Thursday, reflecting recovering chip demand and easing concerns about U.S. tariffs.
The key index measuring senti...
- September 15, 2025
- Comment (0)
- Trackback(0)
Mcdonald’s Japan Sets Anti-Scalper Rules For Sanrio Happy Meals
- Category:Other
JAPAN TODAY
Recently, McDonald’s Japan’s Happy Meals haven’t exactly been producing the sort of emotion promised in their name. Instead, for many people they’ve become a source of frustration, anger, and sadness as scalpers have been snapping up increasingly large portions of high-demand Happy ...
Recently, McDonald’s Japan’s Happy Meals haven’t exactly been producing the sort of emotion promised in their name. Instead, for many people they’ve become a source of frustration, anger, and sadness as scalpers have been snapping up increasingly large portions of high-demand Happy ...
- September 11, 2025
- Comment (0)
- Trackback(0)
Japan Firms Facing Challenge of Employing More Disabled
- Category:Other
NIPPON
Japanese companies are tackling the difficult task of hiring more disabled people as the statutory minimum employment rate for the disabled will be lifted to 2.7 pct next July from 2.5 pct at present.
While the labor market is favorable for job seekers, companies are required to follow a...
Japanese companies are tackling the difficult task of hiring more disabled people as the statutory minimum employment rate for the disabled will be lifted to 2.7 pct next July from 2.5 pct at present.
While the labor market is favorable for job seekers, companies are required to follow a...
- September 11, 2025
- Comment (0)
- Trackback(0)
Tokyo Stocks Achieve Record Close After Strong Performance On Wall Street
- Category:Other
JAPAN TIMES
Tokyo stocks ended trading Wednesday at a record-high close for the first time in three weeks, days after Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced his resignation.
The Nikkei 225 stock index finished the day up 0.87%, at 43,837.67, with a strong performance in the afternoon.
It broke...
Tokyo stocks ended trading Wednesday at a record-high close for the first time in three weeks, days after Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced his resignation.
The Nikkei 225 stock index finished the day up 0.87%, at 43,837.67, with a strong performance in the afternoon.
It broke...
- September 10, 2025
- Comment (0)
- Trackback(0)