Bank of Japan chief warns of unstable markets, global uncertainties
The Bank of Japan must focus on the economic impact of unstable markets and risks from overseas, Governor Kazuo Ueda said on ...
Japan's ramen shops are grappling with rising costs
CNBC's Lin Lin reports on how ramen shops in Japan are trying to cope with rising costs and weigh passing those higher prices ...
Japan's Ruling LDP at Risk of Losing Majority in Election, Polls Show
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba holds a press conference on October 9, 2024, at his official residence in Tokyo, Japan ...
Japan's biggest union group targets 5% wage hikes next year
Japan's largest labour union group said on Friday it will seek wage hikes of at least 5% in 2025, similar to this year's ...
Discrimination still haunts Japan's Nobel-winning A-bomb survivors
Having survived the atomic bomb that flattened his hometown of Hiroshima when he was nine months old, Kunihiko Sakuma has ...
Yamamoto, Ohtani, Darvish showdown was Japan’s most watched MLB playoff game
A win-or-go-home Game 5 of the National League Division Series that featured starting pitchers Yu Darvish and Yoshinobu ...
Wise Becomes First Foreign Firm to Gain Direct Access to Japan's Payment Clearing Network
TOKYO (Reuters) - British fintech firm Wise has won approval for direct access to Japan's bank payment clearing network, ...
Japan records trade deficit on weak yen, slowing exports
Japan has reported its exports to key destinations like China fell in September, leading it to rack up a trade deficit of ...
Aging farmers face extreme temperatures as they struggle to maintain Japan’s rice crop
In the remote village of Kamimomi in Japan’s western Okayama Prefecture, a small group of rice farmers began their most ...
Campaigning begins for Japan's parliamentary election
TOKYO -- Official campaigning for Japan's Oct. 27 parliamentary election began Tuesday with new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ...
Japan Union to Call for Continued Wage Growth of 5% or More
Japan’s largest labor union federation aims to secure wage increases averaging at least 5% in next year’s pay negotiations, ...
Tokyo Film Festival Chiefs Talk Samurai, Japanese Buyers & Building Bridges Between Japan And The World
Chairman Ando Hiroyasu & programming head Shozo Ichiyama are improving ties between a reinvigorated Japanese film industry ...