Hiroshi Hiyama

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Hiroshi Hiyama

Rice prices in Japan last month were almost twice what they were a year earlier, official data showed Friday, as core inflation accelerated in the world's number four economy. The price of the grain has soared in recent months, prompting Japan's government to release some of its emergency stockpile into the market. Excluding fresh food, consumer prices rose 3.2 percent in March year-on-year compared to 3.0 percent in February -- in line with market expectations.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Hiroshi Hiyama

Hiroshi HIYAMAThu, April 10, 2025 at 10:23 AM UTC2 min readJapan's largest yakuza organised crime body submitted a written pledge to authorities to end its wars with splinter groups, police told AFP on Thursday. The Yamaguchi-gumi has fought bloody wars with other yakuza groups formed by its former members who broke away in 2015. Senior members submitted a letter in person to police on Monday vowing to "end all infightings" and "not make any trouble", a police official told AFP.

3 weeks ago | japantoday.com | Hiroshi Hiyama |Kyoko Hasegawa

Japan slammed Thursday as "extremely regrettable" U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping new tariffs, saying they may break WTO rules and the two countries' trade agreement. Japanese firms are the biggest investors into the United States but Tokyo has failed to secure an exemption, with Trump announcing a hefty 24-percent levy on Japanese imports.

3 weeks ago | sg.news.yahoo.com | Hiroshi Hiyama

Unlike in Trump's first term, Japan has failed to win exemptions on tariffs on imports into the United States (TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA) (TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/AFP)Japan slammed Thursday as "extremely regrettable" US President Donald Trump's sweeping new tariffs, saying they may break WTO rules and the two countries' trade agreement.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Hiroshi Hiyama

Japan slammed Thursday as "extremely regrettable" US President Donald Trump's sweeping new tariffs, saying they may break WTO rules and the two countries' trade agreement. Japanese firms are the biggest investors into the United States but Tokyo has failed to secure an exemption, with Trump announcing a hefty 24-percent levy on Japanese imports.