Japan might be in a technical recession already

Recent economic indicators suggest that Japan might already be in recession, according to a think tank report released last week, as wages remain stagnant and consumer sentiment weak. Gross domestic product (GDP) may have contracted 0.2% in the...

23rd July: Trump Exits UNESCO, India Slams Pakistan and U.S-Japan ink Mega Deal

On News At Seven this 23rd of July, Jamshed Qamar Siddiqui brings to you the day’s most crucial headlines. U.S President Donald Trump has announced the U.S’s withdrawal from UNESCO, citing its pro globalist and anti- Israel bias. This marks...

News in Easy English: Man bikes from Belgium to Japan, meets students in Itami

Jolan Bollen, center, who journeyed by bicycle from Hasselt, Belgium, and students from Itami City High School are seen in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, July 9, 2025. (Mainichi/Yukiharu Sakurai) ITAMI, Hyogo -- A man named Jolan Bollen, 32, rode his...

Japan, EU make ‘competitive alliance,’ deepen security ties

Japan and the European Union have announced the launch of a new Japan-EU Competitiveness Alliance, pledging deeper cooperation on security and economic issues amid shared global challenges. The announcement came during the 30th Japan-EU Summit,...

Japan asked again by UN body for info on missing French tourist

Tiphaine Veron. (Photo courtesy of the Tochigi prefectural police/Kyodo) GENEVA (Kyodo) -- A U.N. committee has again asked Japan to provide detailed investigative information on a French woman who went missing nearly seven years ago during a trip...

Stocks Supported as US Announces a Trade Deal with Japan

New York Stock Exchange NYSE in Manhattan by 4kclips via Shutterstock The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.27%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.45%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is down -0.17%. September...

Japan Accepting Trump Trade Deal A Sign Of Desperation? Market Commentator Says Bitcoin And Gold Have Known This For A 'Long Time'

Japan's agreement to the terms of the U.S. trade deal signals a deeper economic crisis, with Bitcoin BTC/USD emerging as a potential beneficiary of the chaos, The Kobeissi Letter said on Wednesday. What happened: In an X post, the capital markets...

Tokyo court rejects key evidence in jailed Perth grandmother's appeal bid

The Tokyo High Court has rejected expert evidence defence lawyers hoped would overturn drug trafficking charges against a Perth grandmother. Donna Nelson was arrested in January 2023 at Tokyo's Narita Airport after two kilograms of methamphetamine...

Trade Deals With Japan, Indonesia Announced; NW Farmers Poised

The past couple of days have been busy on the trade front. President Donald Trump said that the U.S. and Japan reached a deal in which the U.S. reduces its reciprocal tariff rate in exchange for increased market access for rice and other...

The EU and Japan condemn Russian gggression at Summit, agree to strengthen sanctions pressure

At the EU–Japan Summit, leaders condemned Russia’s war against Ukraine and pledged to continue exerting sanctions pressure on the aggressor state. This is stated in a joint declaration published on the European Commission's website on July 23...

‘Go! Go! Chuggington’ Marks 15 Years on Fuji TV in Japan; Actor Navigates Children Through World of Chuggington

©Fuji Television Network, Inc.“GO!GO!Chuggington” From left: Koko, Wilson and Brewster By Yayoi Kawatoko / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer 10:30 JST, July 25, 2025 The Japanese version of the British CG-animated series “Chuggington” is celebrating...

Japan police to trial bodycams from August

Japanese police will trial the use of body cameras from August, with the aim of preventing disputes that arise from questioning or traffic stops. The move comes as officers have faced incidents of verbal abuse during stops. Meanwhile, there have...

Japan to purchase 100 Boeing planes, increase rice imports by 75 pct

KPL (KPL/Yonhap) The White House said Wednesday that Japan has agreed to purchase 100 Boeing aircraft and billions' worth of agricultural and other products, and increase imports of U.S. rice by 75 percent as part of a trade deal struck this week....

OK TEDI HOSTS FIRST PNG MINING SEMINAR IN JAPAN

The first of its kind Papua New Guinea (PNG) Mining Seminar was hosted in Japan recently where the vast opportunities in the country’s mining sector were presented to potential investors from Japan. It was a milestone event co- hosted by Ok Tedi...

Junglia Okinawa opens in southern Japan in new tourism push

NAGO, Japan -- A jungle theme park opened in Okinawa on Friday to crowds of eager visitors from both home and abroad, in a bid to capitalize on Japan's surging tourism growth. Converted from a golf course, Junglia Okinawa sits on roughly 60...

Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average Topix Rallies to Record High in Trade Deal Afterglow (UPDATE 1)

Yomiuri Shimbun file photo The Tokyo Stock Exchange Reuters 12:04 JST, July 24, 2025 (updated at 16:30 JST) TOKYO, July 24 (Reuters) – Japan’s Topix index climbed to a record high on Thursday and the Nikkei share average hit a new one-year peak,...

Tokyo’s concessions to Trump send Korea’s trade negotiators scrambling

Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan departs for Washington from the Incheon International Airport on July 23, 2025, for trade talks. (Yonhap) The South Korean government finds itself in a pinch during its last-minute negotiations with the US after US...

Japan’s Topix Sets Record High as Trump Deals Ease Tariff Fears

Japan’s Topix stock index rose above last summer’s record to close at a fresh peak as hopes of more US tariff deals brightened the outlook for global trade and economic growth. The equity rally in Japan comes as gauges worldwide have notched...

Japan trade deal offers U.S. automakers relief, not new markets

If only Switzerland would open itself up to U.S. chocolate exports. Oh right, it did. Even so, I’m guessing the master chocolatiers are safe in their Alpine redoubt from an American influx. On a similar note, U.S. President Donald Trump’s touted...

New US-Japan trade deal impacts Hawaii's second-largest import source