Transportation
Japan to allow electric scooter riding without driver's license
Starting July, new rules apply to models with maximum speed of 20 kph
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Trade
Japan logs record $155bn trade deficit for 2022 as fuel costs jump
Import growth outpaces export rise, with weak yen compounding pressure
Cryptocurrencies
Crypto exchange Coinbase to halt Japan operations
Company cites volatile market conditions a year and a half after getting license
Bonds
Dysfunction plagues Japan bond market as BOJ sticks to its guns
Central bank's unprecedented easing faces its limits
Comment
Japan PM Kishida faces winter of public discontent
Live broadcasts of Diet session tend to depress public support for cabinet
International relations
Pacific islands urge Japan to delay release of Fukushima waste
Island nations express concern their fisheries will be contaminated
Coronavirus
Japan weighs downgrading COVID-19 despite record-high deaths
Move would happen in April or May with big implications for patients, hospitals
Economy
Kuroda pushes back against speculators after BOJ stands pat
Central bank sees no need for further adjustment after last month's surprise shift
Automobiles
Toyota limits orders for Lexus in Japan due to chip shortage
Auto giant struggles with production of luxury cars requiring more semiconductors
Travel & Leisure
Japan logs 3.8m visitors for 2022, 15 times more than 2021
Gradual tourism recovery continues but pre-pandemic highs remain elusive
Markets
Japan's 10-year bond yield falls as BOJ keeps policy unchanged
Central bank bucks market speculation of monetary tightening
Society
Acquittal upheld for ex-TEPCO execs over Fukushima nuclear crisis
Appeals court finds former officials could not have predicted tsunami, meltdowns
The Nikkei View
A stronger Japan-U.S. alliance will contribute to global stability
Two countries must reinforce deterrence while also pursuing diplomacy
Nissan-Renault alliance
Nissan, Renault take 'big step forward' with proposed patent compromise
France also signals support for balancing ownership in auto alliance
Coronavirus
Japan looks to lift indoor mask guidance as part of COVID downgrade
Reclassification would lift quarantine rules, expand care options
Climate Change
Japan's IHI and GE team up in ammonia-burning turbines
Technology promises to be free of CO2 emissions
Bonds
Japan yields top BOJ cap for 3rd day on eve of key policy decision
Trade volume thin as speculation swirl around possible stimulus moves
Markets
BNY Mellon eyes digital asset custody services for Asia
U.S. financial group takes early lead in 'age of tokenization'
Agriculture
Japan to prop up fertilizer output with subsidies amid inflation
Tokyo aims to cut reliance on China for phosphorus, enhance economic security
Interview
Xi's incoherent policies signal danger, former Japan general warns
Tokyo's defense documents are 'significant shift' from past guidelines
