BOJ tools include YCC, bond buying, interest rates
The Japan flag is juxtaposed against a Japanese yen bank note. Javier Ghersi | Moment | Getty Images Bank of Japan policymakers will gather in Tokyo next week for their …
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Shares of Kokusai Electric up more than 30% in Tokyo debut
In this photo illustration, Kokusai Electric logo is seen on a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Shares …
Japan investigates Google for alleged antitrust violations in search
Google app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Japan’s competition watchdog on Monday said it is investigating Alphabet-owned Google for alleged antitrust law violations …
I’m a mom living in Japan, home to the world’s healthiest kids—4 things Japanese parents do differently
In 1896, pioneering doctor and pharmacist Sagen Ishizuka coined a Japanese philosophy called “shokuiku.” It is derived from two words that mean “eat” and “grow.” Shokuiku encourages parents and schools …
Japan, South Korea defense stocks up after Hamas attack, airline stocks slide
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida walks past a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) Type 19 155 mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer (back-L) and a Type 12 surface-to-ship missile (back-R) as he …
Cities are fighting back against overtourism: Venice, Amsterdam, Bali
From overtourism to no tourism — and back again. Many cities have come full circle to worrying about too many tourists rather than too few. The rise of budget …
Japan could be next in line to land on moon
An H2-A rocket carrying a small lunar surface probe and other objects lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Centre on Tanegashima island, Kagoshima prefecture on September 7, 2023. Str | …
Japan’s property sector foreign investments soared 45%
Vehicles travel along a highway past commercial and residential buildings in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Foreign investments into Japan’s real estate …
Is the party over? New data suggests revenge travel may be ending soon
The era of unabated “revenge travel” may be coming to a close. New reports show that, after years of inflation and rising travel costs, travelers may finally be curtailing their …
5 new shops for tea, coffee and meditation
Kyoto’s flat geography makes long strolls easy. And by using bustling Shijo Street — also known as Shijo-dori — as a main street for navigation, it was a breeze to …