Japan to loosen rules on rice reserves as prices soar
Japan is set to loosen the rules controlling the country’s tightly guarded rice reserve for the first time as domestic prices ...
Japan raises interest rates to highest level in 17 years
The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis, underscoring its ...
The Diplomat6d
Japan Is Ready to Legalize ‘Active Cyber Defense’
National Security Strategy called for an overhaul of Japan’s cybersecurity posture. This might be the year the legislation ...
The Economist8d
Has Japan truly escaped low inflation?
If the Bank of Japan had behaved in a similar manner to its G 10 peers, notes Tim Baker of Deutsche Bank, the country’s ...
Japan to halt funding for a UN women’s rights panel over call to end male-only imperial succession
Japan is to freeze voluntary funding for a United Nations’ women’s rights panel over its recommendation that Japan’s male-only imperial succession rule should be revised from gender-equality ...
Time Out11d
Japan to reform tax-free shopping rules starting in 2026
To help solve this problem, Japan will be introducing new tax exemption rules as early as fiscal 2026. As reported by The ...
Reuters3d
Japan government nominates female academic to join BOJ board
TOKYO, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Japan's government on Tuesday nominated Junko Koeda, an academic who had warned of the cost of prolonged monetary easing, to join the Bank of Japan board in March ...
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Japan’s GPIF to be allowed bid in bond auctions
Moves are underway that would allow Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund, Tokyo to participate directly in government ...
Japan’s leader says he’s preparing for tough negotiations with Trump on maintaining US presence
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, struggling to stabilize his minority government, says he will seek to maintain ...