G20 finance ministers meet to seek consensus before U.S. election

Tokyo, 23 July, /AJMEDIA/ Finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 meet this week to renew efforts to reach consensus on economic policy ahead of the U.S.… Read more

Crisis-hit Boeing flies high at Farnborough Airshow; gets big order from JAL

Tokyo, 23 July, /AJMEDIA/ Boeing announced Monday a raft of orders on the first day of Britain’s Farnborough Airshow, shrugging off safety and production woes as the industry struggles to… Read more

China central bank cuts two key rates to support flagging economy

Tokyo, 23 July, /AJMEDIA/ China’s central bank on Monday cut two benchmark interest rates in a bid to boost lending and kickstart growth in the world’s second-largest economy. Beijing is… Read more

Surge in inbound tourists pushes Japan to explore dual pricing

Tokyo, 23 July, /AJMEDIA/ As Japan copes with an influx of tourists driven by the yen’s weakness, a growing number of restaurant and attraction operators are looking at charging foreign… Read more

Japanese volunteer fighting for Russia in war against Ukraine dies

Tokyo, 23 July, /AJMEDIA/ A Japanese volunteer in his 20s fighting for Russia in its invasion of Ukraine died last month, a Japanese government source said Monday. The Japanese Foreign… Read more

Increased tourist numbers in Nara Park are affecting size of its deer population

Tokyo, 23 July, /AJMEDIA/ The biggest attraction in the city of Nara is Nara Park, and the star attraction of Nara Park is the deer. Due to their association with… Read more

Fukushima Prefecture to end temporary housing for nuclear crisis evacuees

Tokyo, 23 July, /AJMEDIA/ The Fukushima prefectural government said Monday it will stop providing temporary housing for evacuees of the two towns hosting the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant… Read more

EU tells Meta to address consumer fears over ‘pay for privacy’

Tokyo, 23 July, /AJMEDIA/ EU consumer authorities told Facebook owner Meta on Monday to take action to assuage European consumer groups’ fears over its new “pay or consent” model or… Read more

What to stream this week: Ice Spice, Ghostbusters, Bob Marley, Wayne Brady and new ‘Futurama’

Tokyo, 23 July, /AJMEDIA/ The long-awaited debut album from Ice Spice and the movie “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” with new and old franchise stars are some of the new television, films,… Read more

Schauffele moves into elite category with 2 majors in 2 months

Tokyo, 23 July, /AJMEDIA/ The only company Xander Schauffele kept at the start of the season was his name mentioned among the best players who had yet to win a… Read more