Japan's government interest costs to swell more than 50% in next few years
Japan's annual interest payments on government debt could surge more than 50% over the next few years, government estimates ...
Japan to halt funding for a UN women's rights panel over call to end male-only imperial succession
Japan is to freeze voluntary funding for a United Nations’ women’s rights panel over its recommendation that Japan’s ...
Japanese government's nuclear treaty no-show frustrates hibakusha
The Japanese government's decision not to observe a key meeting about a treaty banning nuclear weapons has filled the ...
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Japan's 'soft' but not ineffective approach to public health during the COVID-19 pandemic
In contrast to the lockdowns imposed in many countries around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Japanese ...
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Acquitted death row inmate seeks $1.3M from Japan
The world's longest-serving death row inmate is demanding the Japanese government to pay him more than $1.3 million in compensation after his conviction was quashed, his lawyer said on Thursday.
Bank of Japan board reshuffle to bring it closer to 'normal' central banking
The fading shadow of reflationists in the Bank of Japan, and the latest addition to the board of an academic favouring an end ...
Japan raises interest rates to highest level in 17 years
The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis, underscoring its ...
Japan Opposition Party to Block Budget Without Bigger Tax Deal
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s government risks rejection of its annual budget if it doesn’t concede more ground to ...
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Japan’s GPIF to be allowed bid in bond auctions
Moves are underway that would allow Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund, Tokyo to participate directly in government ...
Japan Once Dominated the Art Market. Is the Country Ready for a Comeback?
Japanese collectors spent billions on European paintings during the bubble economy of the 1980s. Officials today hope to ...
Ex-ASDF member sues Japan gov't for not banning contact by colleague who molested her
A former Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) member is suing the government and a male colleague for 12.1 million yen ...