Economy
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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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Shibuya Ward Creates Paper Cycle for Local Production, Consumption; Recycled Toilet Paper Made from Scrap Paper
The Shibuya Ward Tourism Association and local businesses in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, are working tog...
April 19, 2025
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Trump Tariffs Squeeze Some Japanese Food Exporters; Rice, Seafood Producers Fear Negative Impact
With U.S.-Japan trade negotiations beginning in earnest on Thursday, Japanese companies face incr...
April 17, 2025
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USTR Hopes to Discuss Currency with Japan
Washington, April 13 (Jiji Press)—U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Sunday reiterated h...
April 14, 2025
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Stock Prices Swing: Red and Blue Change Places Daily in Tokyo
It was bright red yesterday and is deep blue today. The large display screen on a multitenant bui...
April 12, 2025
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