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Japan's Nikkei 225 index hits a record high close of 40,913.65
Airdrie City View· 4 days agoJapan’s Nikkei 225 benchmark closed Thursday at a fresh record high of 40,913.65, pushing past its...
Bank of Japan signals progress in wage, price hikes
StreetInsider· 7 hours agoTOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan (BOJ) said labour shortages are prodding smaller firms to hike wages and pass on rising costs through price increases ...
The Yen Is Plunging. So Is Japan’s Defense Budget.
New York Times· 10 hours agoJapan is struggling to fund plans that would significantly bolster its military readiness amid rising regional threats. The yen’s collapse this year to a...
Tokyo Governor Koike set to win re-election, exit poll shows
Reuters via Yahoo Canada News· 1 day agoTokyo Governor Yuriko Koike has won re-election to a third term on Sunday, fending off challenges...
Facing China, Philippines and Japan forge defense alliance – DW – 07/08/2024
Deutsche Welle· 8 hours agoJapan and the Philippines signed a key defense pact on Monday that would enable them to deploy...
Japan Base Pay Jumps Most Since 1993 in Positive Signal for BOJ
Financial Post· 13 hours agoBase pay increased 2.5% in May from a year ago, the fastest growth since 1993, outpacing the 1.9%...
Voters in Tokyo cast ballots to decide whether to reelect incumbent conservative as city's governor
National Post· 1 day agoVoters in Tokyo cast ballots Sunday to decide whether to reelect conservative Yuriko Koike as...
Hedge Funds Reshape Tokyo’s Exclusive Club of Government Bond Traders
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance Canada· 7 hours ago(Bloomberg) -- When Hiroyuki Kubota’s boat party for Japanese government bond traders and...
China and Japan need 'frank' talks to find common ground, Tokyo's envoy tells security forum
South China Morning Post via Yahoo Finance Canada· 1 day agoChina and Japan should increase "frank" communications, Tokyo's top envoy to Beijing said on Saturday, as the two Asian neighbours grapple with disputes ...
Japan's top court orders government to compensate disabled people who were forcibly sterilized
National Post· 5 days agoIn a landmark decision, Japan’s Supreme Court ordered the government Wednesday to pay suitable...