“Freedom scallops”: The seafood war you probably didn’t know about

[ad_1] China and Japan have escalated their scallops war, which is now being called a manipulation by China. Euronews Business breaks down what it is all about. ADVERTISEMENT While most…

Germany set to eclipse Japan as No. 3 economy in 2023, IMF says

[ad_1] Japan’s nominal gross domestic product will be overtaken by Germany this year as it slips from No. 3 to No. 4 in the world on a U.S. dollar basis,…

Tokyo courts foreign business

[ad_1] The Japanese capital wants to become the world’s top financial center and is working hard to attract more foreign investors and firms. The mega-city of Tokyo — 37 million…

Tokyo: The business district that never sleeps

[ad_1] Life never stops in Marunouchi, Tokyo’s financial district. In this Target Japan Special, we head to Tokyo, to one of the world’s most vibrant business districts: Marunouchi and the…

Marunouchi: where the heart of Japan’s business beats

[ad_1] Why does the district of Marunouchi attract big multinationals as well as entrepreneurs from around the world? Target went there to take a closer look. Welcome to this new…

BOJ chief says strategy backed by below-target inflation

[ad_1] Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda said price growth remains slower than the central bank’s goal, explaining why officials are continuing with their current monetary-policy strategy. “We think underlying…

Japan to start releasing radioactive wastewater from nuclear plant

[ad_1] A massive earthquake and tsunami destroyed the Fukushima Daiichi plant’s cooling systems, causing three of its reactors to melt and contaminate their cooling water. Japan will start releasing treated…

Buffett and other billionaires say Tokyo is worth revisiting

[ad_1] Tokyo has struggled for years to pitch itself again as a major financial hub, but its ambitions might be saved by what Homer Simpson once called the two sweetest…

BOJ’s Kuroda leaves $11.7 trillion ‘shock and awe’ experiment to his successor

[ad_1] Within weeks of taking office a decade ago, Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda fired his “shock and awe” stimulus targeting a return to steady 2% inflation in around…

Over 30% of major Japanese firms plan to hire more graduates

[ad_1] Over 30% of major Japanese firms plan to hire more new graduates in spring 2024 than this spring, a Jiji Press survey showed Thursday. Competition for human resources is…