Japan inflation-adjusted wages rise in December on jump in bonuses

TOKYO : Japan's December inflation-adjusted real wages rose 0.6 per cent year-on-year thanks to a wintertime bonus bump, preliminary government data showed on Wednesday, with government officials expressing optimism that wage hike momentum ahead is …

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Japan game maker Nintendo reports lower profit as demand for Switch consoles wanes

TOKYO (AP) — Nintendo’s profits tumbled as sales of its Switch console lost momentum, prompting the Japanese video-game maker to lower its full-year forecasts. Kyoto-based Nintendo Co., which created the Super Mario franchise, reported Tuesday an April- …

Rice stockpile eyed as Japan PM orders swift relief from rising prices

TOKYO —  Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has ordered the swift implementation of measures to give consumers relief from inflated food prices, including an unprecedented release of stockpiled rice to bring down costs, a minister said on Tuesday. At a …

Japan’s first bunk-bed bus allows tourists to skip the hotel

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Japan looking to treat sick and wounded Palestinians from Gaza, prime minister says

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Record-breaking snow causes major travel disruption in Japan

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Japan's ruling party not sending lawmaker to U.N. nuke ban meeting

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party led by Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is not sending an observer to an upcoming meeting in March in New York of the signatories of the U.N. nuclear ban treaty, a senior executive said Tuesday. The decision …

Japan's 2 major airlines log record sales on inbound tourism demand

Japan Airlines Co and ANA Holdings Inc posted record-high sales in the nine months that ended December, supported by strong inbound tourism demand, the latest earning results by Japan's two biggest airlines showed. JAL posted a net profit of 91.05 …

Australian and Japan unite to modernise agri-food value chains

The Hon Julie Collins MP Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Relations between Australia and Japan have been further strengthened today, with the signing of a statement of intent on modernising agri-food value chains. The agreement between the …