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Japan Cabinet OKs record defense budget

Japan's Cabinet OKs record $55-B defense budget

Japan's Cabinet approved on Friday a record 8.7-trillion-yen ($55-billion) defense budget for 2025 as the country accelerates building up its strike-back capability and starts deploying Tomahawks to fortify itself against growing threats from China,

Reuters · 1d

Japan's cabinet approves record budget, faces tough parliament fight

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's cabinet on Friday approved a record $730 billion budget for the next fiscal year, while limiting new bond issuance to the lowest in 17 years on the back of record tax revenue.

Bloomberg L.P. · 1d

Japan’s Cabinet Approves Record Budget in Test for PM Ishiba

Japan’s cabinet approved a record ¥115.5 trillion ($732 billion) budget for the fiscal year starting April 2025, setting up the minority government of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for a key test of its longevity in getting the proposal approved by parliament.

Tokyo Inflation Gains Heat

Reuters · 23h

Inflation in Japan's capital accelerates, keeps rate hike prospects intact

Core inflation in Japan's capital accelerated in December while services inflation held steady, data showed on Friday, keeping alive market expectations for a near-term interest rate hike.

invezz on MSN · 16h

Tokyo inflation jump raises expectations for Bank of Japan rate hike

Tokyo inflation rose sharply in December, and with it rose the expectations of a Bank of Japan (BOJ) interest rate hike in early 2024. Consumer prices in the Japanese capital increased by 3.0% year-over-year,

EconoTimes · 1d

Tokyo Inflation Gains Heat as January Rate Hike Expectations Build Around BOJ Policy Moves

Inflation in Tokyo surged in December, climbing to 2.4 percent as price pressures widened. With the Bank of Japans January policy meeting looming, markets are speculating on whether a further rate hike is on the

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Japan seeing simultaneous spread of mycoplasma pneumonia and seasonal flu

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Tokyo’s property boom looks built to last

SINGAPORE, Dec 27 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Tokyo is bustling. Office vacancy rates in the Asian city are around 3%, ...

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Japan's Nidec targets Makino Milling in $1.6 billion unsolicited bid

By Kantaro Komiya and Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese manufacturing giant Nidec said on Friday it planned to launch a ...

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2024 Rewind: Weak yen, soaring prices, rice shortages: Japan experiences economic turmoil

While the average monthly salary at Japanese firms rose by more than 10,000 yen (about $64) in 2024 from the previous year ...

Human Error Cited for Collision of Two Planes at Tokyo Airport

A report confirmed prior indications that a pilot’s misunderstanding of air traffic control directives, and a missed warning, ...

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Japan's SMFG expects more than $7.65 billion net profit in FY 2025

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group's CEO said the firm may make more than 1.2 trillion yen ($7.65 billion) net profit in the ...

Cyberattack Delays Japan Airlines Flights During Holidays

Japan Airlines attributed the issue to a cyberattack designed to overwhelm its network with massive data transmissions. These ...

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Japan’s Economic Recovery Continues But Progress Tentative, Uneven

The Japanese economy is gathering strength but momentum remains uneven, with indicators showing healthy growth in inflation ...

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Japan in 2025 to continue record-breaking run of increased defense spending

Japan’s Cabinet has approved the country’s largest-ever defense budget for the coming fiscal year — 8.7 trillion yen, or ...

Tokyo's Maison franco-japonaise, a century-old anchor of France's cultural policy in Japan

Founded by Paul Claudel, then French ambassador to Japan, and Eiichi Shibusawa, the MFJ has been working since 1924 to ...

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Japan transport hubs overflow as 9-day New Year break begins

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