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Japan's SMFG to halt all new financing of coal-fired power plants

The move by Japan's second largest bank by assets comes after Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced last month that the country aims to nearly double its target for cutting carbon emissions and as governments and companies globally move towards decarbonisation.

Published 12 May, 2021 05:47pm

Sports

Japan's Masters champion Matsuyama receives Prime Minister's Award

"We want to thank you for bringing courage and hope to the disaster-hit areas," Suga was quoted as saying by Kyodo news agency.

Published 30 Apr, 2021 11:29am

Business & Finance

Honda aiming for 100pc electric vehicles by 2040

TOKYO: Japanese car giant Honda said Friday it would aim to have electric and fuel cell vehicles account for 100...

Updated 26 Apr, 2021 10:13am

World

Japan declares virus emergency three months before Olympics

TOKYO: Japan announced a new virus state of emergency in Tokyo and three other regions on Friday, as the country...

Published 24 Apr, 2021 03:21am

US, other countries deepen climate goals

WASHINGTON: The United States and two other countries hiked their targets for slashing greenhouse gas emissions at a...

Published 23 Apr, 2021 05:12am

World

Japan strengthens 2030 emissions cut target: PM

The new target revises a previous goal of cutting emissions 26 percent from 2013 levels by 2030.

Published 22 Apr, 2021 04:49pm

World

Japan PM cancels trip to India, Philippines amid rising COVID-19 cases

Japan and India are members of a group known as the Quad, which also includes the United States and Australia.

Published 21 Apr, 2021 04:29pm

World

Japan PM sends offering to controversial shrine honouring war dead

Suga sent a sacred tree to mark the spring festival but was not expected to visit the shrine in central Tokyo.

Published 21 Apr, 2021 11:10am

World

South Korea court dismisses 'comfort women' case against Japan

Biden held his first summit with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga at the weekend and will meet with South Korean President Moon Jae-in next month.

Published 21 Apr, 2021 11:04am

World

Biden backs Japan PM on holding 'safe and secure' Olympic Games

A joint statement afterward said that Biden "supports Prime Minister Suga's efforts to hold a safe and secure Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer."

Published 17 Apr, 2021 04:25pm

World

US, Japan show united front on China in Biden's first summit

The United States and Japan "recognize the importance of deterrence to maintain peace and stability in the region," the statement said.

Published 17 Apr, 2021 04:15pm

Business & Finance

Cheaper cellphone charges to weigh on BOJ's inflation forecast

Cellphone fee cuts to weigh on BOJ's price forecast – sources.
Impact of lower fees likely transitory, won't affect policy.
Price trend stripping away one-off factors 'solid' – sources.
Analysts expect fee cuts to shave up to 0.6% point off core CPI.
BOJ to mull impact of fee cut in April quarterly f'cast review.

Published 16 Apr, 2021 04:30pm

World

US, Japan plan 5G push with eye on China in Biden's first summit

The pullout will "free up time and attention and resources from our senior leadership and our military to focus on what we believe are the fundamental challenges in the 21st century and they lie fundamentally in the Indo-Pacific," the official said.

Published 16 Apr, 2021 10:37am

World

Japan PM heads to Washington with China topping agenda

"Japan needs to think about how it will be able to mediate between the US and China," he told AFP.

Published 15 Apr, 2021 11:49am

World

Japan to release treated Fukushima water into the sea

TOKYO: Japan will release more than a million tonnes of treated water from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant into...

Published 14 Apr, 2021 03:22am

World

Japan to release treated Fukushima water into the sea: PM

The release is unlikely to begin for at least two years, but has already sparked opposition from local fishing communities and concern in Beijing and Seoul.

Updated 13 Apr, 2021 04:32pm

World

Japan's ruling party executive signals chance of extra budget to combat COVID-19 strain

Government officials have said the emergency reserves would be enough to meet near-term spending to deal with the crisis.

Published 05 Apr, 2021 08:29am

World

Japan PM to meet Biden in US on April 16

Suga, 72, became prime minister in September after his predecessor Shinzo Abe stepped down for health reasons.

Published 02 Apr, 2021 09:12am

World

North Korea launch was new 'tactical guided projectile': Pyongyang

Biden told reporters that UN resolution 1718 "was violated by those particular missiles that were tested".

Published 26 Mar, 2021 10:48am

Business & Finance

With eye on post-COVID world, Japan policymakers step up calls for higher minimum wage

Speaking at the same parliament session, Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda pledged to maintain its "powerful" monetary easing with policy tools made more sustainable with a review conducted on Friday.

Published 24 Mar, 2021 12:56pm

World

Japan PM Suga receives COVID-19 vaccination ahead of Biden meeting in US

"It didn't hurt," Suga told reporters afterwards.

Published 16 Mar, 2021 11:41am

Markets

What could change under BOJ's March policy review

That means the review will be more a fine-tuning of the BOJ's current policy framework to make it more sustainable.

Published 15 Mar, 2021 11:32am

World

In message to China, Biden to meet Australia, India, Japan PMs

Both Psaki and India, which earlier announced the participation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said that the talks would take up climate change and the Covid-19 pandemic -- two key priorities for Biden.

Published 10 Mar, 2021 10:11am

World

Japan govt spokesman says timing of Biden-Suga meeting undecided

Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said Japan hoped a summit between the two leaders would take place as soon as possible, depending on the coronavirus pandemic situation.

Published 08 Mar, 2021 10:42am

World

Japan extends virus state of emergency in Tokyo area

TOKYO: Japan extended a virus state of emergency in the Tokyo area by two weeks on Friday, less than five months...

Published 06 Mar, 2021 05:01am

World

Japan extends COVID-19 state of emergency in Tokyo area, PM apologises

Japan's government extends state of emergency in Tokyo area.
Order applies to Tokyo and three surrounding prefectures.
Tokyo is due this year to host the Olympic Games.

Published 05 Mar, 2021 08:39pm

World

Japan PM says 2-week extension may be 'necessary' for COVID-19 state of emergency in Tokyo region

"I think that about two weeks will be necessary, so I would like to make a final decision after hearing the opinions of the experts and people concerned," Suga told reporters.
The government had in January placed 11 of its 47 prefectures under emergency restrictions to run to March 7, lifting them early for all but the Greater Tokyo metropolitan area.

Published 03 Mar, 2021 06:25pm

Markets

BOJ's Kuroda tell Suga March review aimed at sustaining easy policy

Kuroda said Suga did not have any particular comment on the BOJ's March review and the two did not discuss the Tokyo Olympic Games.

Published 18 Feb, 2021 12:09pm

World

Dozens injured in strong quake off Japan's Fukushima

Images posted online showed broken glass at a shop and items spilled off the shelves at a supermarket.

Updated 14 Feb, 2021 05:14pm

World

First COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Japan from Pfizer

Japan has so far recorded about 410,000 coronavirus cases and 6,772 deaths, and is racing to get infections under control especially ahead of the Tokyo Olympic Games starting in July.

Published 12 Feb, 2021 10:13am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 25	278.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 25	278.32
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 25	155.61
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 25	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 25	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 25	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 25	5048.42
India Sensex / Apr 25	74339.44
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 25	37628.48
Nasdaq / Apr 25	15611.76
Hang Seng / Apr 25	17284.54
FTSE 100 / Apr 25	8078.86
Dow Jones / Apr 25	38085.80
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 25	17917.28

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 25	83.77
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 25	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 25	240900
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 25	2331.28
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 25	81.08
Petrol/Litre / Apr 26	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 26 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 26 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 26 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 26 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 26 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 26 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 26 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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