Stocks plunge on emerging economy worries
Stocks plunged in Tokyo on Monday.Traders dumped shares on fears over Chinese growth and the state of emerging economies...
read moreParliament kicks off with economy, Yasukuni in focus
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is planning a busy year on the economic front. Abe today (Friday) announced his major ...
read moreJapan, India boost ties in weekend summit
Japan and India boosted security and business ties in a weekend summit between Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Ind...
read moreDemon diver at aquarium
A demon diver gave visitors a surprise at an aquarium in Osaka today (Monday). A traditional spring festival called “Set...
read moreJapan’s EEZ could grow thanks to new volcano island
A new volcanic island in the Pacific is growing so large, it could boost the size of Japan’s exclusive economic zone.The...
read moreIce fishing at the foot of Mt. Fuji
The US is seeing some Arctic weather, but it’s also very cold in Japan at the moment.Some anglers took advantage of the ...
read moreTokyo gubernatorial campaign launches
The Tokyo gubernatorial campaign got underway today (Thursday) in Japan.16 people are vying to lead the world’s largest ...
read moreZozoji fire drill
It’s not everyday that you see Buddhist monks joining a fire drill.Monks at an ancient temple in Tokyo today (Thursday) ...
read moreAbe tells Davos Japan seeing ‘new dawn’
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe tried to sell the world on his Abenomics program in a speech at Davos today (Thursday)...
read moreJapan economy to withstand tax hike: Kuroda
The chief of the Bank of Japan, Haruhiko Kuroda says Japan’s economy is strong enough to withstand a planned tax hike.Ku...
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