“He claims that the whole expense of the funeral will be covered by state funds, which will likely be taken from the budget reserve. The last state funeral for a former prime minister that was totally funded by public monies was in 1967. In a recent poll conducted by public broadcaster NHK, only 49% of … Read more
Japan’s foreign minister urged Beijing to “play a responsible role” in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, In his first talks with his Chinese counterpart in six months, Japan has joined its Western allies in imposing severe sanctions on Russia in response to the Ukraine crisis, while Beijing has refused to criticize Moscow’s invasion. … Read more
The Japanese yen fell to a sparkling-decade low on Wednesday after the Bank of Japan stepped into the market once more to guard its ultra-low hobby-rate coverage, drawing a pointy evaluation with the US in which Treasury yields hit new highs. The BOJ again provided to buy unlimited amounts of Japanese government bonds to test … Read more
TOKYO – Japan will freeze assets held by four more Russian banks in another round of sanctions in response to Russia’s military operations in Ukraine, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said Thursday. Japan’s latest round of sanctions followed the announcement by members of the European Union (EU) on Wednesday to exclude seven Russian banks from the … Read more
TOKYO – An International Atomic Energy Agency taskforce began a mission Monday in Japan to review the controversial planned release of treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean. More than a million tonnes of processed water has accumulated in tanks at the crippled plant since it went into meltdown following a tsunami in 2011 … Read more
TOKYO – The head of the Japanese government’s coronavirus advisory panel Thursday announced the extension of quasi-emergency restrictions in place. In 13 prefectures that are set to expire on Sunday Shigeru Omi, the Japanese government’s top COVID-19 adviser, told press that there was “no point” in only relying on COVID quasi-emergency measures to combat Japan’s … Read more
TOKYO — Japan’s cabinet on Friday approved a 107.60 trillion yen (940 billion U.S. dollars) draft budget for fiscal 2022, marking a record high for the 10th year in a row, local media reported. By component, social security spending is the largest part, increasing 440 billion yen to a record 36.27 trillion yen and accounting … Read more
