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Japan Bringing In Corporate Crypto Tax Cuts To Boost Economy

Japan’s financial regulator, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), has decided to lower the taxes on crypto assets and individual stock investors in an attempt to boost the economy. Companies that…

Japan Defence Ministry Asks For $40 Bn Budget With Eyes On Russia, China

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has pledged sweeping military upgrades Japan’s defence ministry requested a $40 billion budget on Wednesday, pointing to the war in Ukraine and warning that the…

Japan To Coordinate With Sri Lanka Creditors To Resolve Debt Crisis

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki attends the G20 Finance Ministers Meeting in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia July 16, 2022. Sonny Tumbelaka/Pool via REUTERS Japan will coordinate with other creditors to…

Japan Vows To Work For ‘More Resilient’ African Economies

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida joins by video conference a press conference at the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in Tunisia Japan will cooperate closely with African countries…

Japan PM Tests Positive For Covid-19, Symptoms Mild

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida took a PCR test ‘after experiencing a mild temperature and a cough’ from Saturday Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has tested positive for Covid-19, his…

Japan Mulls Long-range Missile Upgrades Due To China Threat: Report

The country plans to upgrade its existing surface-to-ship missiles to extend their range from 100 kilometres (62 miles) to about 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) Japan is considering the deployment of…

Japan to Deploy Long-Range Missiles Capable of Hitting China in Major Shift in Defense Policy – Report

28 Chinese aircraft, including nuclear bombers, breach Taiwanese air space Japan is inching closer to a thorough overhaul of its long-entrenched ‘pacifist’ military policy in the backdrop of rising geopolitical…