Japan needs higher interest rates
A weak yen, combined with higher interest rates in the US, calls for a much tighter monetary policy.
A weak yen, combined with higher interest rates in the US, calls for a much tighter monetary policy.
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks fell Tuesday as skepticism about artificial intelligence-driven growth and a cautious mood ahead of the earnings season
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Tuesday her government will not extend a cut in consumption tax on food and beverages beyond the p
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TOKYO -- The Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism announced on Oct. 19 that it had begun accepting applications under a ne
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TOKYO -- Japanese government officials said at an Oct. 19 expert panel meeting that it plans to expand the quota for foreign care workers with Specifi
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TSU, Japan (Kyodo) -- A Japanese court on Tuesday sentenced a 55-year-old former truck driver to seven years in prison for causing a multivehicle cras
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- East Japan Railway Co. on Tuesday launched a new digital payment service called "teppay" as the train operator aims to compete with r
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MATSUYAMA -- Shikoku Railway Co. (JR Shikoku) has introduced discounted round-trip tickets between Matsuyama Station and Shimonada Station in Ehime Pr
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WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- The U.S. State Department said Monday it "condemns" Russia's recent detention of a Japanese journalist in its Far East on suspic
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TOKYO -- Japan's government proposed reopening admissions for foreign institutional meal service cooks by shifting them to the food and beverage manuf
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A China-linked artificial intelligence agent was identified as having been used in cyberattacks targeting firms in Japan, a security
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Moves to restrict private lodgings are emerging across Japan because of growing friction with local residents. Authorities must reconsider the role su
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