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Japan logs current account surplus of 3.91 tril. yen in April

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan posted a current account surplus of 3.91 trillion yen ($24.4 billion) in April, the Finance Ministry said Monday.The current ac

Scotland’s Tartan Army to bring ’the party’ on World Cup return

The joy of reaching the World Cup, though, has been tempered by the exorbitant prices of tickets, travel and accommodation.

Anime-themed gold accessories captivating young women in China

SHENZHEN, China (Kyodo) -- Anime character-themed gold accessories known as "tongjin" are captivating young women in China, with the bean-sized ingots

On patrol with Tokyo’s new litter police

On the streets of Shibuya, patrol teams caught 10 people littering on the first day of the new ordinance, 15 on the second day and nine on the third, according to city officials.

Japan's oldest endangered Amur tiger dies at 20 at Fukuoka zoo

FUKUOKA (Kyodo) -- A 20-year-old male Amur tiger, the oldest of his species in Japan, has died at a zoo in Fukuoka, according to the city.The tiger, K

Women account for record 41.9% of Japan central government employees

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Women accounted for a record 41.9 percent of central government employees hired on April 1, up 1.5 percentage points from the previou

Green jobs can’t fix South African unemployment, experts say

Nearly one-in-three South Africans are unemployed, according to the latest government figures, and the numbers are rising.

Xi to visit North Korea next month for the first time since 2019

China's top leader will visit North Korea from June 8-9, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.

Japan likely sold foreign securities to fund currency intervention

The country's foreign securities holdings dropped by $75.6 billion from April, according to Finance Ministry reserve data released Friday.

China speeds past Japan in car exports to Australia on EV bonanza

Almost 36,000 passenger cars from China arrived in Australia in April, according to government data, well ahead of the 29,000 from Japan.

Japan’s real wages rise for fourth month, backing BOJ hike

Inflation-adjusted wages rose 1.9% from a year earlier, accelerating from a revised 1.4% gain in the previous month, the labor ministry reported Friday.

Japan work up sweat in readiness for sweltering World Cup venues

MONTERREY, Mexico (Kyodo) -- Japan's World Cup squad focused on acclimatizing to high temperatures Wednesday as they practiced at their pre-tournament

South Korean adoptees sue Denmark over right to know birth families

South Korea sent more than 140,000 children overseas for adoption between 1955 and 1999, according to an official inquiry in the country.

Five Eyes security alliance warns of Chinese espionage threat

An alliance bulletin ​says China's military intelligence services have been using networking ‌sites and recruitment platforms to target people with access to sensitive information.

Japanese government and banks granted access to Claude Mythos

The access could help the government and the nation's megabanks shore up any cybersecurity vulnerabilities.

Japan gov't, banks given access to latest Anthropic AI model for security

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's government and some banks have been given access to U.S. startup Anthropic's new Claude Mythos artificial intelligence model

Japan PM office starts new social media account amid press access concerns

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government said Tuesday it will formally launch a social media account covering Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's activiti

Japan’s cabinet public affairs secretary launches X account

The move is aimed at spreading more information about Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's administration.

Japan to boost efforts to prevent roadkill

According to the ministry, around 70,000 cases of roadkill occurred on state-managed roads in fiscal 2022.

Sources of Changes in Current Account Balances (Projections for June)