Japan's factory activity growth hits near 3-1/2-year peak, PMI shows

TOKYO, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Japan's manufacturing activity grew at the fastest pace in about three and a half years in January, ...

Japan PM Takaichi's party poised for landslide victory, poll shows

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's party is likely to score a landslide victory in next week's lower house election, a ...

Japan, Britain to boost cybersecurity and critical minerals cooperation as China’s influence grows

TOKYO (AP) — Japan and Britain agreed Saturday to accelerate cooperation on cybersecurity and the supply of critical minerals ...

This ‘mutually assured destruction’ threat in the $7.3 trillion JGB market helps prevent Japan from triggering a debt crisis — for now

"Yet the JGB has unique features going for it, which limit the odds that the next debt crisis will be made in Japan." ...

Starmer invites Japan PM to UK after Tokyo talks

Sanae Takaichi and Sir Keir discussed ways to strengthen ties between their two nations during their meeting, at the end of ...

Japan's top business lobby invites activist fund Elliott for governance talks

Japan's biggest business lobby, Keidanren, has invited activist investor Elliott Investment Management ‌to a private meeting ...

Japan PM vows to act against speculative market moves after yen spike

Japanese government bonds and the yen have sold off in recent weeks on concern over Takaichi's expansionary fiscal policy ...

Japan's Takaichi dissolves parliament after only 3 months in office, setting up snap election

The move by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is an attempt to capitalize on her popularity to help her governing party regain ...
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Japan says rare earth found in sediment retrieved on deep-sea mission

TOKYO: Sediment containing rare earth was retrieved from ocean depths of 6,000m on a Japanese test mission, the government said on Monday (Feb 2), as it seeks to curb dependence on China for the ...