Japan
Japan Foods H2 loss widens to S$6.2 million amid ‘challenging year’ for Singapore F&B
[SINGAPORE] Restaurant operator Japan Foods on Sunday (May 25) reported a loss of S$6.2 million for the second half ended Mar 31, 2025, sinking further into the red from...
Japan pledges immediate rice relief for consumers to prevent shift to foreign brands
[TOKYO] Japan’s new agriculture minister pledged on Friday to quickly move rice from government stockpiles to store shelves where they would be offered at prices significantly lower than current...
Bank of Japan should step in only in a ‘severe’ bond market rout, policymaker says
Published Thu, May 22, 2025 · 11:05 AM[TOKYO] The Bank of Japan does not need to make big changes to its bond taper plan and should only ramp up...
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...
