Japan to resume funding to UN Palestinian refugee agency TOKYO: Japan is preparing to resume funding to the UN’s crisis-hit Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA), which... Published 29 Mar, 2024 10:27am
World Japan makes strongest intervention warning as yen hits 34-year TOKYO: Japan’s finance minister issued his strongest warning to date on Wednesday about yen weakness as it fell to... Published 29 Mar, 2024 04:45am
Markets Tepco seeks regulatory approval to load nuclear fuel into Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant TOKYO: Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) said on Thursday it had applied for regulatory approval to load nuclear fuel... Published 28 Mar, 2024 10:46am
Business & Finance Japan’s finance minister issues strongest warning on yen weakness TOKYO: Japan’s finance minister issued his strongest warning to date about the weakness of the yen as the currency... Published 28 Mar, 2024 07:20am
World Japan’s mixed inflation picture complicates BOJ rate hike path TOKYO: Japan’s business-to-business service prices continued to rise steadily but a key measure of trend inflation... Published 27 Mar, 2024 04:38am
World North Korea says Japan’s Kishida showed intention to meet Kim Jong Un recently SEOUL: North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, said on Monday that Japanese Prime... Published 25 Mar, 2024 10:23am
Business & Finance Japan Finmin Suzuki says monitoring FX with high sense of urgency TOKYO: Japan’s finance minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Thursday the government is watching currency market moves... Published 21 Mar, 2024 11:13am
Sports Japan warns football fans not to go to North Korea for World Cup qualifier TOKYO: Japan has warned football fans not to attempt to travel to “hostile” North Korea for next week’s World Cup... Published 20 Mar, 2024 12:08pm
World Russia conducts navy drills in Sea of Japan A detachment of Russia’s Pacific Fleet ships conducted comprehensive naval exercises, including live fire, in the... Published 20 Mar, 2024 11:25am
World South Korean-flagged tanker capsizes off coast of Japan, media reports TOKYO: A South Korean-flagged chemical tanker has capsized off the coast of Yamaguchi prefecture in western Japan,... Published 20 Mar, 2024 10:42am
Business & Finance Yen falls in defiance of historic BOJ shift NEW YORK: The yen tumbled on Tuesday after the Bank of Japan’s momentous, but widely anticipated, decision to end... Published 20 Mar, 2024 03:00am
Markets Nippon Steel says no layoffs, no plant closures at US Steel till 2026 TOKYO: Japan’s Nippon Steel said on Friday that under its proposed takeover of US Steel there would be no layoffs... Published 15 Mar, 2024 11:04am
World Japan military helicopter crashes in Oita prefecture, media reports TOKYO: A Japanese Self-Defence Forces’ helicopter crashed in the country’s southern prefecture of Oita, a local TV... Published 15 Mar, 2024 10:35am
Markets Punjab’s power transmission landscape: JICA-NTDC partnership ushers in monumental progress FAISALABAD: Punjab Power Transmission landscape went through a monumental transformation as a result of the Japan... Published 06 Mar, 2024 04:18am
Markets Japan’s Nikkei ends nearly flat TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average closed nearly flat on Tuesday, giving up most of its early gains as investors... Published 28 Feb, 2024 06:10am
World Japan to spend extra $660mn in quake relief TOKYO: Japan will spend an additional $660 million rebuilding areas ravaged by a devastating New Year’s Day... Published 25 Feb, 2024 12:03pm
World Convenience store stabbing in Japan kills one, injures two, NHK says TOKYO: One person has died and two more were injured on Sunday morning in a stabbing incident in a convenience store... Published 25 Feb, 2024 10:56am
Supplements Japan’s Evolving Vegetarian Culture, As health consciousness grows around the world, people are taking another look at plant-based foods and... Published 24 Feb, 2024 06:42am
Supplements The Emperor’s Birthday & National Day of Japan Message from Raza Bashir Tarar, Ambassador of Pakistan to Japan We are honoured to extend felicitations on His Majesty’s Birthday and the National Day of Japan. We wish His... Published 24 Feb, 2024 06:42am
World G7 transport ministers to meet online on Red Sea crisis, Japan says TOKYO: Transport ministers of G7 countries to hold an online conference on Tuesday at 1200 GMT to address the Red... Published 20 Feb, 2024 12:10pm
World Japan and Ukraine start talks on investment treaty, PM says TOKYO: Japan said on Monday it had started negotiating an investment treaty with Ukraine and vowed to keep up ... Published 20 Feb, 2024 03:09am
World Ukraine PM seeks reconstruction help in Japan TOKYO: Ukraine’s prime minister urged Japan’s government and private sector on Monday to step up support for the... Published 19 Feb, 2024 11:37am
Markets Japan mulls extending fuel subsidies amid political backlash TOKYO: Japan’s government and ruling party officials are considering extending fuel subsidies beyond May, sources... Published 19 Feb, 2024 05:24am
World Japan successfully launches next-gen H3 rocket TOKYO: Japan’s space agency toasted a successful blast-off for its new flagship rocket on Saturday, making it ... Published 18 Feb, 2024 03:01am
Business & Finance Suzuki Motor Corporation Japan: PSMC announces terms for purchase of shares KARACHI: Pak Suzuki Motor Company (PSMC) has announced terms, conditions and procedure for purchase of 22,145,760... Published 17 Feb, 2024 05:51am
World Japan finance minister says a weak yen has merits and demerits TOKYO: Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday that a weak yen has its merits and demerits although... Published 16 Feb, 2024 10:57am
Business & Finance No change to Japan 2023 growth forecast despite weak GDP: IMF WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday its 2023 economic growth forecast for Japan remained... Published 16 Feb, 2024 10:35am
World Germany overtakes Japan as third-biggest economy TOKYO: Once forecast to become the world’s biggest economy, Japan slipped below Germany last year to fourth place,... Published 16 Feb, 2024 06:02am
Markets Japan buys 115,035 metric tons of food wheat via tender TOKYO: Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) bought a total of 115,035 metric tons of... Published 15 Feb, 2024 01:32pm
Business & Finance Japan unexpectedly slips into recession, Germany now world’s third-biggest economy TOKYO: Japan unexpectedly slipped into a recession at the end of last year, losing its title as the world’s... Published 15 Feb, 2024 10:42am