Business & EconomyExclusive-Morgan Stanley raising about $680 million for Japan real estate fund, sources sayReutersApril 3, 2025April 3, 2025 by ReutersApril 3, 2025April 3, 2025 By Miho Uranaka and Anton Bridge TOKYO (Reuters) -Morgan Stanley is raising about 100 billion yen ($684 million) for a... Read more
Business & EconomyJapan February household spending dips on cost-of-living pressuresReutersApril 3, 2025April 3, 2025 by ReutersApril 3, 2025April 3, 2025 By Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese household spending fell for the first time in three months in February, government data... Read more
Business & EconomyJapan 'disappointed' in Trump tariffs, will support businessesReutersApril 3, 2025April 3, 2025 by ReutersApril 3, 2025April 3, 2025 By Satoshi Sugiyama and Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Thursday he was disappointed... Read more
Business & EconomyIMF sees Japan sustainably hitting central bank's inflation targetReutersApril 2, 2025 by ReutersApril 2, 2025 By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan is showing signs of sustainably achieving the central bank’s 2% inflation target with... Read more
Business & EconomyJapan services sector loses steam in March as confidence eases, PMI showsReutersApril 2, 2025 by ReutersApril 2, 2025 TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s service industry stagnated in March while broader private sector activity contracted at the fastest pace in... Read more
World NewsJapan to make strong push for exemption from US auto tariffsReutersApril 1, 2025April 1, 2025 by ReutersApril 1, 2025April 1, 2025 By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan will keep up a strong push for the United States to exempt it from... Read more
Business & EconomyJapan business mood slumps to 1-year low on Trump tariff uncertaintyReutersMarch 31, 2025March 31, 2025 by ReutersMarch 31, 2025March 31, 2025 By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Big Japanese manufacturers’ business sentiment worsened to a one-year low in the three months to... Read more
Business & EconomyJapan Feb jobless rate falls to 2.4%, job availability shrinksReutersMarch 31, 2025 by ReutersMarch 31, 2025 TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s jobless rate in February fell to 2.4% from 2.5% in January, government data showed on Tuesday.... Read more
World NewsJapan estimates feared megaquake could cause $1.8 trln in damage, kill 300,000 peopleReutersMarch 31, 2025March 31, 2025 by ReutersMarch 31, 2025March 31, 2025 TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s economy could lose as much as $1.81 trillion in the event of a long-anticipated megaquake off... Read more
Business & EconomyJapan Q2 aluminium drops to $182/T on weak demand -sourcesReutersMarch 31, 2025March 31, 2025 by ReutersMarch 31, 2025March 31, 2025 By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) -The premium for aluminium shipments to Japanese buyers for April to June was set at... Read more