Core inflation in Japan's capital accelerates, stays above BOJ target
Core consumer inflation in Japan's capital stayed above the central bank's target and accelerated in March on steady gains in ...
Core inflation in Japan's capital hits 2.4%, stays above BOJ's target
Core consumer prices in Japan's capital rose 2.4% in March from a year earlier, data showed on Friday, staying above the ...
Tokyo's Japan Activation Capital raises $512 million in second fund from domestic investors
Tokyo-based investment firm Japan Activation Capital (JAC) said on Thursday it had closed its second fund at 77 billion yen ...
Japan's weather agency declares flowering of Tokyo's cherry blossoms as season begins
Japan’s official cherry blossom spotters on Monday confirmed the first blooming of the country’s favorite flower, declaring ...
Students from across Japan offer over 20,000 anti-nuke signatures to gov't in Tokyo
Students from across Japan convened here March 26 to present a list of over 20,000 signatures imploring Japan to sign and ...
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Newly renovated greens spruce up US Air Force golf course in Tokyo
Tama Hills Golf Course manager Patrick Bowman, right, and superintendent Eric Van Gorder assess the break on the newly shaped ...
Wrongful convictions: Japan's death penalty under scrutiny after Iwao Hakamada's acquittal
Stakes for wrongful convictions are high in Japan, where the death penalty has broad public support despite international ...
Japan’s currency was one of the first challengers to the U.S. dollar—why 90s predictions of a ‘yen bloc’ fell apart
Journalists in the 1980s and 1990s worried about the death of dollar dominance. Paul Blustein explains why the yen failed to ...
Japan plays host to a clash of capital and culture
The Tokyo Stock Exchange has also introduced rules pressuring underperforming firms to raise their capital efficiency. Activists such as Elliott Investment Management have been particularly busy, ...