Tokyo, 5 January, /AJMEDIA/ Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged Wednesday to prop up the country’s stagnant economy, saying wage growth will become a “driver” for economic recovery with prices rising… Read more
Tokyo, 5 January, /AJMEDIA/ Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is scheduled to visit France, Italy, the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States from Jan 9-14, his office said Wednesday. During… Read more
Tokyo, 5 January, /AJMEDIA/ The Japanese government on Thursday more than doubled the coupon rate for new 10-year government bonds to 0.5 percent, the highest in more than eight years,… Read more
Tokyo, 5 January, /AJMEDIA/ Tuna fetches 36 mil. yen at New Year auction in Tokyo TOKYO – A bluefin tuna fetched 36.04 million yen ($273,000) on Thursday at the New… Read more
Tokyo, 5 January, /AJMEDIA/ The United States is seeking to step up cooperation with Japan to encourage women to pursue science and technology, a State Department official leading gender equality… Read more
Tokyo, 5 January, /AJMEDIA/ Asian shares are mostly higher following a rally on Wall Street as investors assessed minutes from the Federal Reserve’s latest meeting of policymakers and welcomed encouraging… Read more
Tokyo, 5 January, /AJMEDIA/ Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia was planning to call up more troops for a major new offensive, even as Moscow was facing some of its… Read more
Tokyo, 5 January, /AJMEDIA/ Australia said on Thursday it would be investing more than A$1 billion ($684 million) to buy new naval missiles and a land-based, long-range, surface-to surface High… Read more
Tokyo, 5 January, /AJMEDIA/ Aid groups say they have been “pushed against a wall” by the Taliban prohibiting Afghan women from working for NGOs, a ban that has left a… Read more
Tokyo, 5 January, /AJMEDIA/ The peaceful rally on Azerbaijan’s Lachin-Khankendi road to stop the illegal exploitation of Azerbaijan’s natural resources, has been going on for the twenty-fifth day, AJMEDIA reports… Read more