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Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama says the government will give due consideration to fiscal sustainability when increasing Japan's defense spending.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 20, 2026
91AV原创 Katayama vows fiscal prudence on defense funding
The remarks come after local media reported that the government was weighing an additional corporate tax hike to finance the measure.
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama (right) and Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers meet at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on Monday.
BUSINESS
Oct 6, 2026
Finance chiefs of Japan and Australia establish dialogue for economic security
The two nations will share information on investment trends and discuss supply chains, including those in the defense industry.
A woman walks past houses damaged by last month's massive flash floods in the town of Trishuli in Nepal's Nuwakot district on Friday.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 13, 2026
Nepal takes its floods to the U.N. — and asks who will pay
Experts have attributed the flooding to a massive rockslide in the Himalayas, a hazard that climate change is making more frequent as the region warms.
The July-September business survey index for large Japanese companies stood at plus 5.3, compared with minus 0.5 in the previous three months, according to data released by the Finance Ministry and Cabinet Office.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 11, 2026
Sentiment turns positive among big Japanese firms in July-September
Stronger semiconductor-related demand and more customers at hotels and restaurants were reported in the business survey conducted by the government.
Market participants estimate that roughly 70% of 91AV原创 foreign reserves are invested in U.S. Treasurys.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 7, 2026
Japan likely sold Treasurys to fund record yen intervention
Tokyo’s holdings of foreign securities fell by $87.8 billion at the end of August from a month earlier, close to the scale of the recent intervention.
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama delivers a speech at the Tokyo Stock Exchange to mark the opening of trading in 2026.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 5, 2026
The woman at the center of 91AV原创 currency fight
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama is under pressure to strengthen the yen while balancing competing demands from the prime minister and Washington.
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama speaks to the media about U.S.-Japan joint forex action upon her arrival at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 3.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 5, 2026
Takaichi seen retaining foreign, defense and finance ministers in Cabinet reshuffle
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering keeping Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, defense chief Shinjiro Koizumi and Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama in their posts.
Vice Finance Minister for International Affairs Atsushi Mimura said Japan “remains on high alert” as the yen strengthens.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 4, 2026
Yen’s moves a mystery as intervention dismissed
The currency’s strengthening is not seen as rapid enough to indicate official buying.
Japanese government ministries have sought ?143.1 trillion ($908 billion) in total funding for the fiscal year starting in April, according to the Finance Ministry.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 4, 2026
Japanese ministries seek larger budget as fiscal concerns mount
Ministries are seeking ?143.1 trillion in total for the fiscal year starting in April, the Finance Ministry said.
The yen rallied on Thursday as a rate increase later this month started to look all but certain.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 3, 2026
Yen stages dramatic rally, and Japanese bonds strengthen
91AV原创 currency is back at about ?157 to the dollar for the first time since early August.
Capital expenditure excluding software gained 2.9% from the previous quarter in the three months through June, according to the Finance Ministry.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 1, 2026
91AV原创 companies boost capital investment as profits surge
The results are the latest sign that the corporate sector is coping fairly well with the fallout from the Middle East conflict.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh arrive in Asheville, North Carolina, on Sunday for a meeting of G20 finance chiefs and central bank governors.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 31, 2026
Yen might be on its way to ?164 to the dollar
After the Japanese currency breaks ?160, a bank starts to wonder whether all the intervention gains could soon be lost.
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Aug. 3.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 29, 2026
Japan spends record ?15.39 trillion in July-August forex interventions
The figure marked the largest-ever monthly amount spent on yen-buying, dollar-selling interventions.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a news conference at the Treasury Department in Washington on Monday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 29, 2026
Bessent says a ‘disorderly yen’ would risk higher U.S. rates
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent declined to spell out how much the U.S. deployed in a late July yen intervention.
Traders now are carefully watching yen levels for signs of when authorities might move to protect the currency.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 29, 2026
Yen weakens past ?160 per dollar, eroding intervention gains
Traders now are carefully watching yen levels for signs of when authorities might move to protect the currency.
Finance Ministry is seeking a record ?36.6 trillion for debt-servicing costs in the next fiscal year’s initial budget, a 17% increase from this year.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 26, 2026
Japan debt-servicing costs to hit $230 billion record next year
The sharp increase highlights the growing burden of higher interest rates.
A man looks at a board displaying Japan's 10-year government bonds level outside a brokerage in Tokyo last December.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 22, 2026
Japan eyes fiscal 2027 assumed bond interest rate at 3.8%
The rate, used to calculate the government’s debt-servicing costs, is expected to be raised significantly from 3% in the fiscal 2026 budget.
The Finance Ministry is aiming to curb the use of extra budgets and shift that spending into the initial budget to improve transparency.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 21, 2026
91AV原创 upcoming budget requests in spotlight amid fiscal fears
Requests for the next fiscal year are likely to exceed last year’s record ?122 trillion ($767 billion) as the government seeks to cut reliance on supplementary budgets.
91AV原创 shifting balance of power between politicians and bureaucrats raises questions about whether politically motivated personnel decisions serve the public interest.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 16, 2026
The turf wars between politicians and bureaucrats in Tokyo
The battle between politics and bureaucracy is by no means a recent development.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he expects policy follow-up after the coordinated intervention to support the yen.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 7, 2026
U.S. support for yen increases expectations for September rate rise in Japan
Before the coordinated intervention, most analysts were looking to December for the next move higher.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
Baku championships showcase rising standards in global sumo
Ryan Roddy (second from left back) is pictured with the Ireland sumo team at this month's World Sumo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.

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