The governments of Japan and Belgium announced today and late last night respectively that they will close their embassies in Kyiv until further notice due to the Russian invasion. The Japanese Foreign Ministry clarified that a representative office of Japanese interests is operating in the city of Lviv (west), near the border of Ukraine with […]
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Japan: Prime Minister Kishida pledges another $ 100 million to Ukraine
In addition to the initially approved $ 100 million bailout and another $ 100 million from Japan, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made the announcement Monday afternoon after talks with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. “I spoke with the Prime Minister of Japan, Kishinda. I thanked him for his strong support to Ukraine in repelling the […]
Japan will participate in the blockade of Russian banks by Swift
Japan will follow the example of Western countries to exclude some Russian banks from the Swift platform, the prime minister announced today, thus intensifying the pressure on Moscow, after the invasion of Ukraine. Western countries have announced measures “to isolate Russia from the international financial system and the global economy, in particular the exclusion of […]
Japan: Tokyo is considering imposing sanctions on Belarus
Japan is considering imposing economic sanctions on Belarus, following in the footsteps of the United States, in backing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, two government officials familiar with the matter told Reuters today. It is unknown at this time what he will do after leaving the post. The Japanese Foreign Ministry declined to comment. According to […]
BoJ to monitor impact of Ukraine tensions on crude oil movements
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Thursday that the Bank of Japan will carefully monitor how rising tensions in Ukraine could affect oil prices given Japan’s heavy reliance on energy imports. Reuters has reported that Kuroda has also told parliament that it was desirable for exchange rates to move in a stable manner […]
For this $ 5 trillion inflation ‘time bomb’. no one speaks
By William Pesek It took 9 years for the Bank of Japan (BoJ) to increase its balance sheet to 5 trillion. dollars, to inflate Asia’s second largest economy. Officials in Tokyo are realizing – somewhat painfully – that they should “watch what they wish for” as bond yields skyrocket. The rise in consumer prices in […]
Japan and Canada announce sanctions against Russia
The Japanese government has imposed sanctions on Russia over its actions in Ukraine, including banning the issuance of Russian securities in Asia and freezing any resources of Russian businessmen and politicians under Japanese jurisdiction, Prime Minister Fumio K announced today. Mr Kisinda called on Russia to return to diplomacy, but said it did not see […]
Japan: 73% of citizens dissatisfied with the rate of dosing
The vast majority of Japanese believe that booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine are given at a very slow pace and have a ambiguous view of how Prime Minister Fumio Kishida handles the new coronavirus pandemic, especially for their decision to relax. border restrictions, a poll suggested. Citizens’ anger over the way the pandemic was handled […]
Japan cuts its forecast for the economy for the first time in five months
In his February economic assessment report, the Japanese government cuts the general forecast of the economy for the first time in five monthsin the face of the outbreaks of the covid Omicron variant. Outstanding conclusions: Private sector economists have cut Japan’s current quarter growth forecast to near zeroif not to a contraction”. “The economy continues […]
The issue of Ukraine and energy was discussed by Von der Layen – Chisinau
The situation in Ukraine and the energy situation were at the center of the communication that the President of the Commission Ursula von der Layen had with the Prime Minister of Japan Kishida Fumio. The two leaders stressed the need to pay special attention to the situation in Ukraine, while reaffirming their consistent support for […]
