Japan
Bank of Japan policymaker rules out intervention to stem bond yield spike
[TOKYO] Bank of Japan board member Asahi Noguchi said on Thursday (May 22) he saw no need for the central bank to intervene in the bond market to stem...
Japan mulls taxing small parcels as Shein, Temu expand
Published Tue, May 20, 2025 · 01:02 PM[TOKYO] Japan is mulling a review of tax exemptions for small parcels including those shipped from China, joining a slew of governments...
Japan PM hits out at farm minister over free rice claim
[TOKYO] Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday reprimanded the farm minister for claiming he never buys rice because he gets it free, provoking the ire of consumers facing soaring...
Bank of Japan to keep hiking rates if economy rebounds from tariff hit: deputy governor
Published Mon, May 19, 2025 · 11:10 AM[TOKYO] The Bank of Japan will continue to raise interest rates if the economy rebounds from an expected hit from higher US...
Goldman Sachs leads in a patchy year for foreign banks in Japan
[TOKYO] Goldman Sachs was among the major global banks to post a lower profit in Japan last year, pulling back from a bumper 2023. Net income at Goldman Sachs’s...
Carlyle on Japan hiring spree after new US$3 billion buyout fund
[TOKYO] Carlyle Group said it is on course to hire 10 investment professionals in Tokyo as it starts dealmaking for its latest 430 billion yen (S$3.8 billion) Japan buyout...
Nissan plans to close plants in Japan, Mexico: Yomiuri
[TOKYO] Nissan Motor plans to close two factories in Japan, as well as locations in four other countries as part of its restructuring and cost-cutting process, the Yomiuri newspaper...
Hacking of trading accounts in Japan spreads to mid-sized firms
The hacking of online trading accounts has exploded in Japan, surging more than 10-fold in April from MarchPublished Fri, May 16, 2025 · 04:01 PM[TOKYO] Criminals have targeted mid-sized...
