The International Monetary Fund has recommended that Japan continue to raise interest rates and avoid further loosening its fiscal policy. The warning comes amid concerns that a proposed cut to the national sales tax would weaken the country’s ability to respond to future economic downturns. This advice arrives at a sensitive time, as the prime […]
The leader of Japan’s junior ruling coalition partner has stated that the government must refrain from interfering in monetary policy. Instead, he argued, officials should focus on building an economy resilient enough to withstand the potential impact of future interest rate increases. In an interview, the party leader also emphasized the need to implement a […]
arch and Rescue Underway: US Special Operations Aircraft Crashes off Coast of Japan Search and rescue operations are in full swing after a US special operations aircraft crashed off the shore of Japan’s Yakushima Island on Wednesday. The aircraft involved was an Air Force CV-22B Osprey, assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Wing, carrying eight […]
