Economy
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Japan Must Take Lead in Maintaining Free Trade System, Says Chairman of Japan Trade Group
Tatsuo Yasunaga, chairman of Japan Foreign Trade Council, Inc., says that Japan must take the lea...
April 26, 2025
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G20 Meeting of Finance Chiefs Fails to Produce Joint Statement, as Countries Vent Concerns about U.S. Tariffs
WASHINGTON — A two-day meeting of Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank governors ended ...
April 25, 2025
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Core Inflation in Japan’s Capital Sharply Accelerates in April
TOKYO (Reuters) — Core consumer prices in Japan's capital rose 3.4% in April from a year earlier,...
April 25, 2025
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Japan Says No Talk of Currency Target, Yen Control in Finance Dialog with U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Thursday he agreed with U...
April 25, 2025
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G20 Finance Meeting Begins with Discussions Centered on Concerns About U.S. Tariff Policies
WASHINGTON — The two-day Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting started...
April 24, 2025
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LDP Proposes Lowering NISA Age Limit; Aims to Leverage Funds Gifted from Grandparents to Younger Generation
The Liberal Democratic Party’s parliamentary league on promoting investment has submitted a propo...
April 24, 2025
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Groundbreaking Ceremony Held for Japan’s 1st Casino Resort; Site Set to Open in Fall of 2030
A groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the country’s first integrated resort with a ca...
April 24, 2025
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Trump Aims to ‘Shock and Awe’ with Tariff Policy; Japanese Business Leader Examines U.S. Moves
Jun Sawada, chairman of the Japan-U.S. Business Council, said during an interview with The Yomiur...
April 24, 2025
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Guidelines for New Law to Prohibit Tech Giant from Hindering App Store Distributors from Providing New Stores on Market
Guidelines for a new law to regulate giant tech companies will clarify the prohibition of the fir...
April 23, 2025
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More U.S. Rice Could Reach Japan Tariff Free, as Tokyo Aims to Placate Washington
The government may propose increasing duty-free imports of U.S. rice in negotiations over U.S. ta...
April 22, 2025
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Rice Prices Rise for 15th Straight Week, with Releases of Stockpiled Rice Slow to Circulate
Five kilograms of rice went for an average of ¥4,217 at supermarkets from April 7-13, up by ¥3 fr...
April 22, 2025
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Japan’s Economy Ministry to Outline Scenario to Grow GDP to About ¥1,000 tril. in 2040; Outline Floats Doubling of Domestic Investment
Japan’s nominal gross domestic product (GDP) can be grown to about ¥1,000 trillion, 1.8 times the...
April 22, 2025
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Japan to Assist in Achieving International Standardization for Specialist Areas; Solar, Sectors Include Solar, Hydrogen Technologies
The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry will help key five sectors, such as perovskite solar cel...
April 22, 2025
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Japanese Govt, Firms Plan to Develop Next-Generation Geothermal System; Public-Private Sector Council Launched
The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry has established a liaison council of both the public and...
April 20, 2025
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Japan, EU Should “Cooperate on Rules-Based Trade’; Former Trade Negotiator Counsels Caution Over U.S.
BRUSSELS — Ignacio Garcia Bercero, a former chief negotiator of the European Commission, said in ...
April 19, 2025
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