Gov't to set cap on fees foreign laborers pay to come work in Japan
Fees foreign trainees pay to come to work in Japan are set to be capped under a draft for ordinances related to the new ...
Japan's GPIF posts $70.6 billion investment gain in Q3
Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) posted on Friday an investment gain of 10.7 trillion yen ($70.6 billion) in ...
Japan Seeks to Preserve Status Quo With Trump. That May Be a Big Ask.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is expected to cite his country’s increased investment in the U.S. and its regional security ...
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Japan bolsters anti-air defense with $900 million purchase of US missiles
TOKYO — The United States has approved a $900 million missile sale to Japan, the third major arms purchase of its kind by the ...
Hong Kong's Gaw Capital buys iconic Tokyo mall for over $1 billion
Real estate private equity firm Gaw Capital and Singapore-based investor Patience Capital Group have completed the ...
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Heavy snow hits northern Japan, disrupting daily life
Record-breaking snowfall fell on Japan’s northern main island of Hokkaido on Tuesday, disrupting traffic, causing airport ...
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Tokyo Inflation, Japan Activity Data Back More BOJ Rate Hikes
An uptick in inflation in the Tokyo metropolitan area and solid outturns in other key Japanese economic data support the Bank ...
Japanese mark the end of winter with bean-throwing ritual to ward off evil spirits
Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at a Buddhist temple in downtown Tokyo, eagerly stretching their hands to catch the dried ...
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Hong Kong's Gaw Capital buys iconic Tokyo mall for over US$1 billion
TOKYO: Real estate private equity firm Gaw Capital and Singapore-based investor Patience Capital Group have completed the acquisition of Tokyu Plaza Ginza, a prime mall in central Tokyo, in a deal ...
Japan's top prosecutors' office considers fully recording 'opaque' voluntary questioning
Japan's Supreme Public Prosecutors Office is considering full audio and video recording of voluntary questioning, sources ...