BOJ Ueda Seeks to Keep Inflation at 2 Pct

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda on Friday expressed commitment to keeping Japan's underlying inflation rate, excluding temporary factors, at around the central bank's 2 pct target. During a conversa ...

EXCLUSIVE: Astellas Employee to Be Released from China Prison in Dec.

A Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma Inc., who was sentenced to three years and six months in prison for espionage in China, is expected to be released in mid-December and return to Japan, Jiji ...

EXCLUSIVE: Japan Eyes Integrating GSDF Northeastern Army into Eastern Army

Japan's Defense Ministry is mulling over a proposal to integrate the Ground Self-Defense Force's Northeastern Army into the Eastern Army and dissolve the Northeastern Army's headquarters, several ...

essential COSTA RICA named Place Brand of the Year at City Nation Place Awards in London

LONDON, Nov. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- essential COSTA RICA was named Place Brand of the Year at the 2026 City Nation Place ...

Flutterwave Named "Africa's Best Payments Infrastructure Provider" at Euromoney Transaction Banking Awards 2026

Flutterwave, Africa's leading payments technology company, has been named 'Africa's Best Payments Infrastructure Provider' at ...

New UN guide keeps people in charge of AI in smart cities

United for Smart Sustainable Cities marks 10 years with guidance for using artificial intelligence in city services ...

Discover ELEGOO's Latest Products and and What's Next at Formnext 2026

ELEGOO, a rapidly developing brand in global smart manufacturing, will return to Formnext 2026, taking place November 17–20 ...

JCG-Discovered "Godzilla" Seafloor Formation Wins Heritage Status

The Japan Coast Guard said that the "Godzilla Megamullion," a massive seafloor formation discovered during its 2001 continental shelf survey, has been selected for the International Union of Geologica ...

Japanese Lawmakers Meet with ICC Chief Akane during Hague Visit

A cross-party group of Japanese lawmakers on Friday met with Tomoko Akane, president of the International Criminal Court, at the court's headquarters in The Hague, the Netherlands. Five members of the ...

1 Year On, China Maintains Hard-Line Stance against Japan

The administration of Chinese President Xi Jinping maintains its hard-line stance against Japan a year after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's parliamentary remarks regarding a possible ...

Japan Biz Community Working to Ease Tokyo-Beijing Tensions

Japan's business community is working to ease tensions between the Japanese and Chinese governments over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks about a potential Taiwan contingency a year ...

Japan, China Shifting to Selective Economic Dependence

Japan and China have moved toward selective dependence in the field of economy since Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's parliamentary remarks on a possible Taiwan contingency infuriated Beijing ...