Japan's manufacturers want BOJ to keep yen stable, survey shows
Japan's large manufacturers see exchange rate stability as the biggest factor they want out of the central bank's monetary policy, a Bank of Japan survey showed on Monday.
Japan's large manufacturers see exchange rate stability as the biggest factor they want out of the central bank's monetary policy, a Bank of Japan survey showed on Monday.
Rising from a humble coal-mining town to assume Taiwan's highest office on Monday, President Lai Ching-te now faces the challenge of navigating a widening rift with an increasingly assertive China while grappling with a fractious parliament at home.
Over 80% of people who purchased a morning-after pill as part of an over-the-counter sales trial have said that they would want to again buy the emergency contraceptive at pharmacies without a doctor's prescription, according to research by a national pharmacist group.
As Japan marks the 15th anniversary of the introduction of its lay judge system on Tuesday, Supreme Court documents show that the number of appointed judges has been decreasing and trials have tended to become longer in recent years.
Cafe de Chill Mill in Sendai’s Izumi Ward is not your typical cafe — it is staffed by family members of children requiring daily medical support, such as respiratory care.
The death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash raises the immediate question of who will succeed him in running the government. Raisi was not only expected to succeed the 85-year-old Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei but his death also has consequences for the future of one of the most powerful positions in the Middle East.
Japan’s benchmark government bond yield climbed to the highest since 2013 amid expectations that the central bank is committed to normalizing interest rates and supporting the struggling yen.
Tesla is working to appease some European leasing companies after the automaker’s repeated retail price cuts tanked their fleets’ value and its slow service and expensive repairs alienated their corporate customers.
The Philippines challenged China on Monday to open Scarborough Shoal to international scrutiny after it accused Beijing of destroying the shoal's marine environment.
A new study has found that the roots of domestic coffee production were near Naha, overturning a common belief that the first coffee cultivation in Japan took place in the Ogasawara Islands south of Tokyo.
Dozens of tankers remain stuck doing nothing months after being sanctioned by the Treasury Department — a signal of Washington's scope to disrupt Moscow’s petroleum supply chain if it chooses to.
A drug to treat distal myopathy — a rare disorder characterized by progressive weakness of the distal muscles of the hands and feet, with patients losing the ability to walk in roughly 10 years — was recently approved for the first time worldwide, for use in Japan, following clinical trials at Tohoku University in Sendai.
South Korea and the United Kingdom will co-host the second global AI summit in Seoul this week, as the breathtaking pace of innovation since the first AI summit in November leaves governments scrambling to keep up with a growing array of risks.
Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman postponed a planned four-day trip to Japan due to concerns over the king’s health, Japan’s top government spokesman, Yoshimasa Hayashi, said.
It is a lonely feeling to know that your country’s leaders do not want you. To be vilified because you are a Muslim in what is now a largely Hindu-first India.
New Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te took the oath of office Monday in Taipei, with Lai expected to pledge to protect stability and maintain the status quo in the island’s fraught relationship with China in a speech later in the day, continuing on a path set by his predecessor — much to the chagrin of Beijing.
Japan and the United States are committed to working together to promote and protect key emerging technologies — a deepening cooperation underpinned by growing competition between the U.S. and China.
The deficit in Japan's balance of payments in digital services continues to expand steadily.
Opposition forces jointly submitted a bill to parliament on Monday to revise the political funds control law in the wake of a slush fund scandal involving the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).
Bain Capital says it plans to bolster its real estate team in Japan, making it the latest global investment firm seeking to capitalize on opportunities in the nation’s property market.
The grim milestone of seven months has passed since Israel started its military offensive in Gaza in response to Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack — and there is no end in sight.
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda is starting to take some ownership of the weak yen — not before time.
With contributions from around 370 celebrities, intellectuals and cultural figures of the time, the April 1920 edition of the now defunct Nihon Oyobi Nihonjin (Japan and the Japanese) magazine ran a special feature on what the country would look like in 100 years.
Spanish far-right party Vox held a mass rally in Madrid on Sunday ahead of the European election, touting the support of international allies including Argentinian President Javier Milei, the prime ministers of Italy and Hungary and right-wing leaders from France and Portugal.
French President Emmanuel Macron called a meeting of his defense and security council for Monday to discuss the deadly unrest in the Pacific territory of New Caledonia.