Business & EconomyJapan to seek third round of US trade talks next week, sources sayReutersMay 15, 2025May 15, 2025 by ReutersMay 15, 2025May 15, 2025 By Yoshifumi Takemoto and Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s top trade negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, could travel to Washington as soon... Read more
Business & EconomyJapan economic panel urges $400 billion investment to boost SME productivityReutersMay 14, 2025 by ReutersMay 14, 2025 By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s economic advisory panel recommended investment of $400 billion to boost... Read more
Business & EconomyJapan's wholesale inflation hits 4%, keeps BOJ under pressureReutersMay 13, 2025May 13, 2025 by ReutersMay 13, 2025May 13, 2025 By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s wholesale inflation hit 4.0% in April as companies continued to pass on rising raw... Read more
World NewsJapan's finance minister wants to discuss forex with Bessent at G7ReutersMay 12, 2025May 12, 2025 by ReutersMay 12, 2025May 12, 2025 By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Tuesday that he would seek to meet U.S.... Read more
Business & EconomyJapan supermarket rice prices fall for first time in 18 weeksReutersMay 12, 2025 by ReutersMay 12, 2025 TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese supermarket rice prices fell for the first time in 18 weeks, the agriculture ministry said on Monday,... Read more
Business & EconomyJapan PM Ishiba reiterates call to eliminate all tariffs with USReutersMay 11, 2025 by ReutersMay 11, 2025 By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba reiterated on Sunday that he will aim for the elimination... Read more
Business & EconomyJapan March real wages dip, consumer spending upReutersMay 8, 2025May 8, 2025 by ReutersMay 8, 2025May 8, 2025 TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese real wages decreased for a third consecutive month in March, squeezed by relentless inflation although consumer spending... Read more
Business & EconomyExclusive-Axelspace eyes June IPO, sources say, latest Japan space startup to seek a listingReutersMay 8, 2025 by ReutersMay 8, 2025 By Kantaro Komiya and Miho Uranaka TOKYO (Reuters) -Tokyo-based satellite maker Axelspace plans to list its shares as early as... Read more
Business & EconomyJapan says no plan to threaten Treasuries sale in US trade talksReutersMay 4, 2025 by ReutersMay 4, 2025 By Makiko Yamazaki (Reuters) – Japan has no plans to threaten to sell its $1 trillion-plus holdings of U.S. Treasuries... Read more
Business & EconomyJapan says massive Treasury stockpile among tools for US trade talksReutersMay 2, 2025May 2, 2025 by ReutersMay 2, 2025May 2, 2025 By Leika Kihara and Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan could use its $1 trillion-plus holdings of U.S. Treasuries as a... Read more