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Visitors to Japan rises 23% to February record
Kyodo News, Published on 20/03/2018
» TOKYO: The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in February jumped 23.3% from a year earlier to 2,509,300, a record for the month, the Japan Tourism Agency said Tuesday.
Singapore, Japan to boost cybersecurity cooperation
Kyodo News, Published on 18/09/2017
» SINGAPORE: Singapore and Japan signed a pact on Monday to boost cybersecurity cooperation between the two countries.
Mazda to make all cars hybrid or EV by 2035
Kyodo News, Published on 15/09/2017
» TOKYO: Mazda Motor Corp plans to make all of its cars partly or fully battery powered by 2035, company sources said Friday.
13 dead, about 100 hurt in IS-claimed terror attacks in Spain
Kyodo News, Published on 18/08/2017
» A van ploughed through a crowd of pedestrians Thursday in the centre of Barcelona, leaving at least 13 people dead and around 100 injured in an attack claimed by the Islamic State militant group, local authorities said.
Australia to mandate police access to encrypted messages
Kyodo News, Published on 14/07/2017
» SYDNEY -- The Australian government announced Friday it will introduce new laws that will compel social media companies like Google and Facebook help law enforcement access encrypted online messages from suspected terrorists and criminals.
IMF raises 2017 world growth forecast to 3.5%
Kyodo News, Published on 18/04/2017
» The International Monetary Fund said Tuesday it forecasts world economic growth to rise by 0.1 point to 3.5% for 2017, with growth for the United States unchanged at 2.3% and that for Japan up 0.4 percentage points from its estimate in January to 1.2%.
G-20 finance chiefs to keep past currency pledges
Kyodo News, Published on 18/03/2017
» BADEN-BADEN, GERMANY - Group of 20 finance chiefs will reiterate existing pledges on currencies, including commitments to avoid competitive devaluations, at the urging of Japan and the US, a G-20 source said Saturday, as they prepare to wrap up a two-day meeting and issue a communique.
G-20 finance chiefs to keep past pledges on currencies
Kyodo News, Published on 18/03/2017
» Group of 20 finance chiefs will reiterate existing pledges on currencies, including commitments to avoid competitive devaluations, at the urging of Japan and the United States, a G-20 source said Saturday, as they prepare to wrap up a two-day meeting and issue a communique.
OECD upgrades global economic outlook in 2017
Kyodo News, Published on 28/11/2016
» TOKYO - The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development on Monday upgraded its global economic outlook for 2017, as growth will be supported by fiscal stimulus despite weak trade and investment.
Japan's industrial output unchanged in July
Kyodo News, Published on 31/08/2016
» TOKYO - Japan's industrial output in July was unchanged from the previous month on a seasonally adjusted basis, the government said on Wednesday, suggesting the country's production remains on a recovery track.