TOKYO, April 1 (Xinhua) — The Japanese government on Monday designated five airports and 11 seaports to be upgraded for possible use by the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) and the Japan Coast Guard, local
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Economic impact looms large amid massive loss estimates of Japan\’s quakes
TOKYO, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) — In the aftermath of the earthquakes that struck central Japan on New Year\’s Day, the latest estimates by local economists have revealed a staggering scale of direct economic
Japan\’s prosecutors arrest former senior vice justice minister over vote-buying allegations
TOKYO, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) — Former Japanese senior vice justice minister Mito Kakizawa was arrested Thursday over alleged vote-buying in a Tokyo ward mayoral election, prosecutors said.
The 52-year-old
Japan\’s top gov\’t spokesperson resigns over funds scandal
TOKYO, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) — Japan\’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno, the top government spokesperson, submitted his letter of resignation on Thursday, as the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (L
China\’s BYD to sell midsize electric bus in Japan
TOKYO, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) — China\’s leading electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer BYD will start to sell a new model of midsize electric bus in Japan to meet the growing demand for green public transporta
U.S. dollar inches up as traders digest Fed, ECB decisions
NEW YORK, May 4 (Xinhua) — The U.S. dollar firmed up slightly in late trading on Thursday as traders continued to digest the latest monetary decisions by the U.S. Federal Reserve and the European Cen
U.S. dollar ticks down as market risk appetite rises
NEW YORK, April 18 (Xinhua) — The U.S. dollar fell in late trading on Tuesday after the release of China\’s strong economic data and return of risk appetite back to the market.
The dollar index, which
Japanese firms\’ pretax profits drop for 1st time in 8 quarters on soaring energy, raw material costs
TOKYO, March 2 (Xinhua) — Japanese firms\’ pretax profits declined 2.8 percent from a year earlier in the October to December period, the government said in a report on Thursday.The reading marked the