Japan will resume visa-free entry for individual travelers and scrap its daily entry cap on Oct. 11, effectively ending its tight COVID-19 regulations on foreign tourists after nearly two and a half years. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Thursday that Japan would further relax its border measures and remove the daily arrival cap, which is…
Bank of Japan Keeps Ultra-Low Rates, Dovish Policy Guidance
September 22, 2022
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The Bank of Japan maintained ultra-low interest rates and dovish policy guidance on Thursday, reassuring markets that it will continue to swim against a global tide of central banks tightening monetary policy to combat soaring inflation. Here are some analysts’ views on the move and market reaction: Shigetoshi Kamada, General Manager—Research Department, Tachibana Securities, Tokyo…
China’s No.3 Offical Visits South Korea Amid Intensified US-China Strategic Rivalry
September 22, 2022
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South Korea is a technological powerhouse and a key part of the global supply chain. It’s now also caught in the intensified strategic rivalry between the United States and China. Both superpowers are wanting the East Asian nation to pick a side. Following many visits from top U.S. officials, Beijing last week sent Li Zhanshu,…
Japan’s Inflation Hits Near 8-year High, Stays Above BOJ’s Target
TOKYO—Japan’s core consumer inflation quickened to 2.8 percent in August, hitting its fastest annual pace in nearly eight years and exceeding the central bank’s 2 percent target for a fifth straight month as price pressure from raw materials and yen weakness broadened. The strength of August inflation reinforced growing suspicions among economists that price pressure…
Storm Damages Space Center in Japan, 130,000 Still Lack Power
TOKYO—A tropical storm that dumped heavy rain as it cut across Japan moved into the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday after killing two and injuring more than 100, paralyzing traffic and leaving thousands of homes without power. New damage was reported in southern Japan, where Typhoon Nanmadol hit over the weekend before weakening as it moved…
Typhoon Batters Western Japan With Record Rain, Killing 2
TOKYO—Typhoon Nanmadol, one of the biggest storms to hit Japan in years, killed at least two people and brought ferocious winds and record rainfall to the west of the country on Monday, causing transport disruptions and forcing manufacturers to suspend operations. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delayed his departure to New York for the U.N. General…
Powerful Typhoon Pounds Southern Japan; Thousands Evacuated
TOKYO—A powerful typhoon slammed ashore in southern Japan on Sunday as it pounded the region with strong winds and heavy rain, causing blackouts, paralyzing ground and air transportation and prompting the evacuation of thousands of people. The Japan Meteorological Agency said Typhoon Nanmadol was heading north after making landfall in Kagoshima city on Japan’s southern…
Japan Issues Special Typhoon Warning as ‘Unprecedented’ Storm Approaches
TOKYO—The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a special typhoon warning on Saturday for Kagoshima prefecture on Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan’s main islands, as the region braces for a powerful and potentially destructive super typhoon. The warning came after the weather agency earlier in the day urged residents to evacuate parts of the Kyushu, ahead of…
The United Nations Offensive | The Korean War Remembered Episode 12｜Documentary
September 15, 2022
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U.N. forces go on the offensive as they begin to push northward to surround North Korean units and recapture the capital, Seoul. Also, the film recounts paratrooper operations, communist atrocities, and a large typhoon in Japan. – * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” Follow EpochTV on…
Okinawa Re-Elects Governor Who Wants Less US Military Presence on Island
Voters in Japan’s Okinawa re-elected Denny Tamaki as governor on Sunday, public broadcaster NHK and other media said, backing an independent candidate who wants a smaller U.S. military footprint on the chain of islands near Taiwan. Okinawa prefecture is far closer to Taiwan than to Tokyo, putting it front and centre to growing tension in…
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