Tag: Japan
Why Japan is hoping for a return to rising prices
Tokyo In Japan, the word inflation is not associated with fear, as it is in Europe and the USA, but rather with hope. Actually, the Japanese central bank hardly feels…
Japan’s central bank raises inflation outlook – but sticks to ultra-loose monetary policy
Bank of Japan The central bank intends to stick to its ultra-loose monetary policy. (Photo: Reuters) Tokyo Japan’s central bank expects prices and the economy to pick up, but is…
Omicron wave stirs suspicion towards the stationed US armed forces
Tokyo The Covid 19 pandemic in Japan had paused for three months. But now Asia’s oldest industrial nation is also being flooded by the new, highly infectious Omicron variant –…
Japan, Australia and the USA are moving closer together militarily
Tokyo The US, Japan and Australia want to face China’s growing military power as allies. Last week, not only Japan and the USA agreed on closer cooperation. Japan and Australia…
Asia Techonomics: Japan Revives Nuclear Power
Tokyo Eleven years after the Fukushima disaster, Japan is talking about nuclear power again. Because the new head of government Fumio Kishida is trying to position the form of energy…
The world’s largest free trade zone is launched
Zhoushan port in China The leadership in Beijing wants to position itself as a counterweight to the USA in global trade. (Photo: imago images / ZUMA Wire) Dusseldorf, Beijing, Tokyo,…
Japan optimists expect a breakthrough in 2022
Mooring in Japan Optimists recommend investing in stocks that will benefit from the global economic recovery. Tokyo The disappointing performance of Japan’s stock market last year could change in 2022.…
The PS5 remains scarce this Christmas
A lack of chips leads to a lack of consoles A rare sight: the Playstation 5 is on the shelf in an electronics store. (Photo: Reuters) Tokyo If you want…
Japan’s central bank is partially phasing out corona aid
Haruhiko Kuroda The head of the Bank of Japan will give a press conference later in the day. (Photo: Reuters) Tokyo Japan’s central bank decided on Friday to phase out…
Four reasons why the price level in Japan is not rising sharply
Tokyo market Japanese companies only pass on increased purchasing costs to their customers to a very limited extent – because they react sensitively. (Photo: Reuters) Tokyo In the USA, Europe…
Four reasons why the price level in Japan is not rising sharply
Tokyo market Japanese companies only pass on increased purchasing costs to their customers to a very limited extent – because they react sensitively. (Photo: Reuters) Tokyo In the USA, Europe…
The USA, Australia & Japan warn China against invasion
Japanese coast If Taiwan fell to China, Japan’s rival could control the ocean, disrupting Japan’s major shipping routes. (Photo: imago images / ZUMA Wire) Tokyo, Bangkok, Berlin The world looks…
The USA, Australia & Japan warn China against invasion
Japanese coast If Taiwan fell to China, Japan’s rival could control the ocean, disrupting Japan’s major shipping routes. (Photo: imago images / ZUMA Wire) Tokyo, Bangkok, Berlin The world looks…
Former Nissan CEO Writes On His Escape From Japan
Former Nissan CEO, who was kept under house arrest in Japan due to corruption allegations and fled to Lebanon via Turkey in 2020, introduced his book, which he wrote with…
Toyota, Honda and Nissan: Japan’s automakers develop lunar vehicles
Asia Techonomics In the weekly column, we alternately write about innovation and economic trends in Asia. (Photo: Klawe Rzeczy) Tesla founder Elon Musk shot a car into space with his…
Strict Regulations on Stablecoins from Japan!
The Japan Financial Services Agency (FSA) is working on the regulation of stablecoins, following in the footsteps of US regulators. According to local news sources, the FSA plans to impose…
Six reasons the coronavirus is taking a break in Japan
Tokyo Recipe for success against Corona: The Japanese are used to wearing masks in public life. (Photo: imago images / Kyodo News) Tokyo The new Coronavirus variant Omikron has Japan’s…
Nissan wants to drastically reduce the price of electric cars, but how?
Tokyo With breakthroughs in battery technology, Renault’s Japanese partner Nissan wants to accelerate its electric car strategy after years of crisis. In the next five years, the group wants to…
Nissan is investing billions in electrification
Nissan The car manufacturer wants to introduce 23 new electric models in the next ten years. (Photo: dpa) Yokohama The Japanese Renault partner Nissan wants to advance the electrification of…
417 years of home savings – Japan holds the record
View of Kyoto Four lives would not be enough in Japan to save enough money to own a house. (Photo: Getty Images) Frankfurt There should be real estate buyers who…