As bond yields approach the ceiling once more, the Bank of Japan may announce a significant policy adjustment this week.

With government bond rates increasing and the yen strengthening, the Bank of Japan is scheduled to hold a meeting this week, and some economists are predicting that it may abandon its yield curve management policy. The Bank of Japan surprised markets by increasing its tolerance range for 10-year ...

As the economy weakens, governments and businesses around the world are investing less in technology and fewer in services for running a business

On Thursday, HCL Technologies NSE 1.60% reported a 19% increase in consolidated net profit, to Rs 4,096 crore, compared to the same period last year. To the tune of Rs 26,700 crore, quarterly income was up nearly 20% year-over-year. The final tally surpassed expectations, which were put at Rs 3,6...

The Korean government is pursuing third-party reparations for Japan's wartime atrocities.

Reparations for Koreans who were forced into war labour by Japanese colonial authorities between 1910 and 1945 have been all but abandoned by the Korean government. A representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday during an open forum on the issue at the National Assembly in S...

Relocating families in Japan will reportedly earn 1 million yen per child.

Reportedly, the Japanese government will offer families up to 1 million yen ($7,670) per child to relocate outside of Tokyo. Already, the government was paying 300,000 yen per kid to families who relocated to other parts of Japan. Authorities in Japan are taking this step in an effort to spread o...

The British government has suggested that it might be criminal to share Netflix login information

On Tuesday, the IPO announced that this method violated copyright legislation. Despite the fact that it is usually against the terms of service agreements of streaming services, it is common in the United Kingdom for people who do not live together to share their streaming service passwords. Netf...

These nations want to end the global 'poly crisis' by focusing on factors other than gross domestic product.

The global standard for measuring economic health has become inadequate for a rising number of countries. Finland, Iceland, Scotland, Wales, and New Zealand are all part of the Wellbeing Economy Governments cooperation, which is led by a majority of women. As it grows in size over the next severa...

The House passes a massive government spending bill, avoiding a government shutdown.

Despite strong opposition from House Republicans, Congress approved the $1.7 trillion bill to fund the government.

After ugly partisan bickering on the House floor that foreshadowed potential dynamics in the new Congress, the House passed a massive bill to fund the government on Friday,...

More Korean adoptees want their situations investigated

Nearly 400 Koreans adopted as children by families in the West have asked Korea's Truth and Reconciliation Commission to look into their adoptions before the application deadline on Friday, as Seoul faces mounting pressure to address a child export frenzy fueled by dictatorships that ruled th...

The pullout from Mali raises concerns about German operations.

A deal reached by German government officials appears to be the end of Germany's military deployment in Mali. It comes following similar decisions by allies and a years-long effort with uncertain results.

It marks the start of the end of Germany's largest operational military as...

The UK Supreme Court has rejected the Scottish referendum bid.

The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom rejected a plea by the devolved Scottish government in Edinburgh to organize a second referendum on independence without London's permission on Wednesday.

The Supreme Court's majority decision derailed the Scottish nationalist government&#...

The panel urges the Japanese people to pay more for defences spending.

A government panel on Tuesday encouraged "the entire nation" to pay a greater cost in order to strengthen the country's military capabilities in the face of mounting security concerns, basically asking for tax increases rather than fresh national bond issuances.

The panel ...

After-disaster recovery is complicated by a tangle of 30 government agencies

Recovery following a federally declared catastrophic disaster is frequently referred to as the "disaster after the catastrophe" by public leaders across the country. Navigating the complexity of government programs that provide aid and financing may be difficult, irritating, and time-co...

According to a source, the government wants the ability to remotely turn off private residential air conditioners

The weather in Japan is uncomfortably hot for much of the year. The winters are harsh, and the summers are hot and humid.

However, if a new Japanese government plan is implemented, those seasons may become much more uncomfortable. According to Japan's Nihon Keizai Shimbun, at a meet...

The Japanese government has been requested to discontinue the free distribution of COVID-19 vaccines

A panel of experts advised on Monday that the Japanese government discontinue the free distribution of COVID-19 vaccines as a special measure, citing concerns about future worsening of the country's economic health, which is already regarded as one of the worst among major countries.

The German government is having a hard time accommodating more than a million refugees.

More than 1.1 million refugees and migrants have arrived in Germany this year, largely from war-torn Ukraine but increasingly from other countries like Syria and Afghanistan. On Tuesday, the German government promised to provide more aid to cities and towns trying to house them.

Interio...

The German government is having a hard time accommodating more than a million refugees.

More than 1.1 million refugees and migrants have arrived in Germany this year, largely from war-torn Ukraine but increasingly from other countries like Syria and Afghanistan. On Tuesday, the German government promised to provide more aid to cities and towns trying to house them.

Interio...

French government holds on after ramming through budget despite no-confidence votes

To protest the use of an unique constitutional power to rush the budget measure through the National Assembly without a vote, opposition MPs on Monday forced two votes of no confidence in French President Emmanuel Macron's centrist government, both of which the government narrowly survived.

Protests against the Iranian dictatorship draw tens of thousands to Berlin.

On Saturday, tens of thousands of Germans gathered in Berlin to demonstrate support for the Iranian people and the movement that began after the murder of a lady in the custody of morality police and is now posing a challenge to the Islamic Republic's government.

According to Berlin...

There is a $700 billion price tag attached to helping K-12 students get back on track academically

To assist the public school system in the United States in recovering from the coronavirus pandemic, the federal government gave $190 billion in emergency funds. However, recent studies suggest that the expense of overcoming academic obstacles could be more than $700 billion.

Associate ...

French drivers aren't getting any breaks from the petrol strike, despite government efforts to do so

As the strike by employees of energy firm TotalEnergies began its third week on Monday, filling stations across France ran low on gasoline despite government attempts to bargain.

Official estimates suggest that 30% of gas stations were completely or partially out of fuel, leading to hug...