Japan to declare emergency, unveils $990bn Covid-19 packageThe Japanese Prim Minister said on Monday that his country would impose a state of emergency in Tokyo and six other prefectures as early as Tuesday to try to stop the coronavirus, and proposed a $990 billion stimulus package to soften the econ More… |
Japan's Abe pledges $30bn for Africa over three yearsJapan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told African leaders on Saturday that his country will commit $30 billion in public and private support for infrastructure development on the continent. Resource-poor Japan has long been inter More… |
Japan approves $130bn fiscal stepsJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet approved 13.5 trillion yen ($132 billion) in fiscal measures on Tuesday even as the central bank fought market speculation that it is preparing to put the brakes on monetary stimulus for the world More… |
Japan PM Abe to announce $255bn stimulusJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is planning a stimulus package with a headline figure of $255 billion to reflate the flagging economy, Fuji TV said, though it is uncertain how much of it will consist of government spending. Abe More… |
Japan PM Abe posts big win in parliament votePrime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition won a landslide victory on Sunday in an election for parliament's upper house, despite concerns about his economic policies and plans to revise the nation's post-war pacifist constitution More… |
Japan ruling bloc sees big win in upper housePrime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition won a landslide victory on Sunday in an election for parliament's upper house that the Japanese leader has cast as a referendum on his "Abenomics" revival policies, media exit polls More… |
Japanese companies eye $18bn Egyptian projectsJapanese companies are set to take part in Egyptian projects worth about 2 trillion yen ($17.7 billion) in the electricity and other sectors, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday after meeting Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi in Tokyo More… |
Japanese companies eye $18bn Egyptian projectsJapanese companies are set to take part in Egyptian projects worth about 2 trillion yen ($17.7 billion) in the electricity and other sectors, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday after meeting Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi in Tokyo More… |
Japan's Abe backs ME fight against Islamic StateJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe warned on Saturday that the world would suffer an "immeasurable loss" if terrorism spreads in the Middle East and pledged about $200 million in non-military assistance for countries battling Islamic S More… |
Japan to double India investment in 5 yearsJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will tell his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi at a summit on Monday that Japan aims to double its direct investment in India in five years from some $2 billion last year, the Nikkei business daily reported. More… |