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Japan court jails man for 23 years over Joker train attack
Published on 31/07/2023
» A Japanese court on Monday sentenced a man to 23 years in jail after finding him guilty of attempted murder and starting a fire on a train in Tokyo while dressed as comic book villain the Joker.
Why is America undercutting the Japanese?
Oped, Published on 26/07/2023
» Until 2017, America's trade policies were reasonably well aligned with its strategic objectives. The US was the world's largest economy, with unrivalled military power, and its alliances with European countries and others bolstered security and underwrote prosperity for all. It also provided global leadership through bodies like the World Trade Organization, ensuring a common rule-of-law framework to support economic growth and cross-border exchange around the world.
'Era of mass closures': the Japan businesses without successors
AFP, Published on 25/07/2023
» YACHIMATA (JAPAN): Kiyoshi Hashimoto's machinery factory outside Tokyo should be buzzing with industry. Instead, it's so quiet you can hear him practising the recorder.
Abe Shinzo, it seems we hardly knew you
News, Koichi Hamada, Published on 10/07/2023
» A year has passed since former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo was assassinated by a gunman during a campaign rally in Nara on July 8, 2022. Much like the assassination of US President John F Kennedy in Dallas in 1963, Abe's murder marked a watershed moment in Japan's history.
Two killed in shooting at Japan army training range
AFP, Published on 14/06/2023
» TOKYO - Two soldiers were killed and a third wounded when a fellow recruit opened fire at a training range in central Japan on Wednesday, the military said.
Three killed, including two police, in Japan gun and knife attack
AFP, Published on 25/05/2023
» TOKYO - A woman and two male police officers were killed in a shooting and stabbing attack at a farm in central Japan on Thursday, media reported.
Japan's giant of central banking
Oped, Koichi Hamada, Published on 16/05/2023
» Haruhiko Kuroda's ten-year tenure at the helm of the Bank of Japan was the most consequential in the central bank's history. Following his departure last month, it is worth reflecting on his record.
YSS expands operations
Life, Jedd Sreshthaputra, Published on 08/05/2023
» Thai shock absorber manufacturer YSS has opened a 400 million baht distribution and service centre which will serve as a blueprint for its aggressive network expansion strategy into future Bangkok areas and provincial markets as well as the Asean region and other global markets.
Bank of Japan maintains monetary easing but plans review
AFP, Published on 28/04/2023
» TOKYO - The Bank of Japan announced a review of its longstanding monetary easing measures on Friday, but said it would maintain them for the time being in the first policy decision under new governor Kazuo Ueda.
Pheu Thai's giveaway might just work
Oped, Chartchai Parasuk, Published on 20/04/2023
» If one plans to read only one economic analysis article for this year, this is it.