Transport authorities launched a full-fledged investigation Sunday into the derailment of a bullet train on the Akita Shinkansen Line in Daisen, Akita Prefecture, on Saturday afternoon.
It's a dangerous, unpredictable world. Twice in January Chinese warships in the East China Sea challenged Japan's Maritime Self Defense Forces patrols in a manner deemed threatening. And on Feb. 12 came North Korea's nuclear test.
Here's an open secret: Japanese men have a bad international reputation on the romance front.
SELLING WOMEN: Prostitution, Markets and the Household in Early Modern Japan, by Amy Stanley. University of California Press, 2012, 282 pp., $49.95 (hardcover) In the vast cultural landscape, Japan fascinates the mainstream with manga and anime, the martial arts, Zen and kimono. Of course, ...
Kenta Maeda shook off worries about his form with five shutout innings as Japan beat China 5-2 in first-round Pool A of the World Baseball Classic on Sunday at Fukuoka Dome. Japan improved to 2-0 following a tough win over Brazil in Saturday evening’s ...
Like-minded lawmakers across party lines have kicked off discussions toward amending the Bank of Japan Law to effectively lessen the central bank’s independence and hold it more accountable for its monetary policy. “The 1998 BOJ Law gave the bank too much independence and freedom, ...
With Bank of Japan Gov. Masaaki Shirakawa announcing his plan to step down three weeks before this term ends, the battle between the ruling and opposition camps over nominating his successor will only intensify.
Bank of Japan Gov. Masaaki Shirakawa’s planned early exit, almost three weeks before his term runs out, will accelerate a leadership transition that is likely to aid Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s campaign for aggressive easing, analysts say. Shirakawa, 63, said Tuesday he will exit ...
Bank of Japan Policy Board member Takehiro Sato said Wednesday that achieving the 2 percent inflation target agreed to by the BOJ will be a tall order and called on the government to enhance its growth strategy to ensure wage hikes. “At a time ...
Bank of Japan Gov. Masaaki Shirakawa says he will step down as head of the central bank on March 19, before his term expires April 8.
For the 10th year in a row, the Bank of Japan has opted not to print ¥2,000 bank notes in fiscal 2013. The ¥2,000 note was first issued in July 2000 to commemorate the Group of Eight summit held in Kyushu and Okinawa Prefecture. ...
The Bank of Japan it will consider easing its monetary grip further if necessary to attain the target of 2 percent inflation as early as possible, BOJ Deputy Gov. Hirohide Yamaguchi said Thursday. “It could be the case that further accommodation will be pursued, ...
Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda can become Bank of Japan governor without his nation losing its grip on the Manila-based organization, according to the head of the ADB’s think tank. “Japan and the U.S. are still the largest shareholders and the U.S. has ...
An overwhelming majority of Bank of Japan policymakers in 2002, including then-Gov. Masaru Hayami, opposed introducing an inflation target, the minutes of a policy meeting covering July to December 2002 showed Tuesday. “Such a policy is not appropriate, as it would expose the economy ...
The 2 percent inflation target will produce positive effects in six to 12 months if the Bank of Japan continues to take appropriate measures toward that goal, says Koichi Hamada, an economic adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. In a recent interview, the professor ...
Reaching the newly adopted 2 percent inflation target will require a “substantial effort,” including government policies that will boost economic growth, Bank of Japan Gov. Masaaki Shirakawa said Friday. Pointing out that the economy has averaged about 0.5 percent inflation over the last 20 ...
The government is still looking to revise the Bank of Japan Law to ensure the central bank keeps easing monetary policy and helps revive the country’s economy struggling under deflation, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday. Given the need for continued bold monetary easing, ...
