PM Kishida: I discussed with Prime Minister Ardern of #NewZealand. We both strongly condemn Russia’s aggression against #Ukraine, and we were in full agreement that we will take resolute responses to the situation. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/HOsXwDoN3m
— PM's Office of Japan (@JPN_PMO) April 21, 2022
Ardern lands in Tokyo: China on agenda for first meeting with Japan PM https://t.co/K3zFt1Gdfi
— Newshub Politics (@NewshubPolitics) April 21, 2022
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will meet her Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida for the first time this evening. https://t.co/gsgqMByiBD
— RNZ (@radionz) April 21, 2022
New Zealand and Japan's prime ministers agree to share classified info during Ardern's Asia trip as worries mount about China's role in the Pacific. https://t.co/dWvoWReIxv
— Stuff.co.nz Politics (@NZStuffPolitics) April 22, 2022
Jacinda Ardern has met with her Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida in Tokyo overnight.https://t.co/xAd0D6VPXv
— The Spinoff (@TheSpinoffTV) April 21, 2022
From “quirky’’ dancing Kiwifruit to powerful diplomacy talks – the Prime Minister’s first day in Tokyo had it all, writes political editor @jo_moir https://t.co/dbBEHfVvDZ
— Newsroom (@NewsroomNZ) April 22, 2022
#ANALYSIS | Derek Cheng: PM's intelligence deal with Japan packs practical and symbolic punch #HeraldPremium https://t.co/JXEpgLphwA pic.twitter.com/6n1eDWMdKm
— nzherald (@nzherald) April 21, 2022
#NewZealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is in #Japan as part of her first trip abroad in more than two years as Japan seeks to focus on mutual security concerns, including #China’s new alliance with the Solomon Islands.https://t.co/4QCRuPlzWK
— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) April 21, 2022
New Zealand PM Ardern in Japan to meet PM Kishida, discuss China security pact https://t.co/nCeSKxcNzX
— News of Emirates (@newsofemirates) April 21, 2022
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern met late on Thursday and agreed to start negotiations on an information-sharing agreement.https://t.co/sjMB79j10W
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) April 22, 2022
NZ, Japan boost security ties amid Russia, China concerns: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her Japanese counterpart, Fumio Kishida, agreed on Thursday to strengthen the partnership in defense, trade and climate between their nations,… https://t.co/Q0BJs0hUFU
— Japan Today News (@JapanToday) April 21, 2022
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is in Japan as part of her first trip abroad in more than two years as her government seeks to promote the country’s reopening for business and tourism following a pandemic-related border closure. https://t.co/Ba2gaOabtn
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 21, 2022
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her Japanese counterpart, Fumio Kishida, agreed on Thursday to strengthen the partnership in defense, trade and climate (via AP) https://t.co/XPKqI4sJis
— Bloomberg (@business) April 21, 2022
From kiwifruit to Kishida: Ardern's Tokyo success https://t.co/850GFmdVIU
— MSN NZ (@MSNNZ) April 21, 2022
• #Japan's #Kishida, #NewZealand's #Ardern sign intelligence-sharing deal
• #China defends security deal with #SolomonIslands
• #ICJ rules in favour of #Nicaragua in case against #ColombiaA bite-sized review of events from around the world!https://t.co/NWLSwkdOVB
— Statecraft (@statecraftdaily) April 22, 2022
Japan is actively preparing for the Quad summit as well as for individual meetings between PM Kishida and President Biden, PM Jacinda Ardern and Chancellor Olaf Scholz. PM Kishida may also plan a visit to Southeast Asia and Europe later this month.https://t.co/3Wjiusp9ck
— Asia Undercurrent (webinar series) (@AUndercurrent) April 14, 2022
PM Kishida: Today I had talks with Mr. Ignazio Cassis, President and Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of #Switzerland, who is now visiting #Japan. President Cassis and I had an exchange of views on Russian aggression towards #Ukraine. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/ao9XGQR0xZ
— PM's Office of Japan (@JPN_PMO) April 18, 2022
https://twitter.com/kishida230/status/1516026747204284416
https://twitter.com/ignaziocassis/status/1515996474403868673
In Tokyo @ignaziocassis and Fumio Kishida discussed #Ukraine, cooperation in international organisations, and strengthening trade, investment, science and digitalisation. @JPN_PMO https://t.co/v15nsRaKVr
— swissinfo.ch (@swissinfo_en) April 18, 2022
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, in opening remarks at their meeting, said Russia’s invasion undermines the foundation of the international order not only in Europe but also in Asia.https://t.co/vb8648JDA2
— Stars and Stripes (@starsandstripes) April 19, 2022
#Swiss President @ignaziocassis is visiting #Japan from today on. In Tokyo he will meet Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and other government officials – with a focus on security policy and bilateral partnership. https://t.co/z0FxPQn9LI@JPN_PMO @EDA_DFAE (BK). https://t.co/U0yubPGFRC
— Swiss Embassy Japan (@SwissEmbassyJP) April 18, 2022
Cassis and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida agreed in talks in #Tokyo that #Russia must be held accountable for attacks on #Ukrainian civilians, says Japan’s Foreign Ministry. https://t.co/pLyA7pG55E
— Asia Undercurrent (webinar series) (@AUndercurrent) April 19, 2022
Swiss President Ignazio Cassis and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida agreed in talks in Tokyo that Russia must be held accountable for attacks on Ukrainian civilians, Japan’s Foreign Ministry said.#Japan #Switzerlandhttps://t.co/PREoW5WmMW
— Indo-Pacific Defense FORUM (@IPDefenseForum) April 19, 2022
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Swiss President Ignazio Cassis agreed to maintain "strong" sanctions on Russia over its invasion of #Ukraine, Japan's Foreign Ministry said, as the war shows no signs of easing. (via @kyodo_english)https://t.co/jNAAxxU7em
— Sasakawa USA (@SasakawaUSA) April 19, 2022
Ignazio Cassis, president and foreign minister of #Switzerland, will visit Japan for five days. During his stay in Japan, Cassis is scheduled to hold talks with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi. (via @i_jijicom_eng)https://t.co/bfw36BwMa2
— Sasakawa USA (@SasakawaUSA) April 17, 2022
This is the moment Japan’s Reira Iwabuchi broke a world record by being the first woman to land a frontside triple 1260 at an event in Switzerland pic.twitter.com/fm7mCBg0f8
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 8, 2022
https://twitter.com/EU_Eurostat/status/1517066359066271746
Novavax today announced that its partner, Takeda, received approval from the Japan Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare for its novel recombinant protein-based COVID-19 vaccine, for primary and booster immunization in individuals aged 18 and older: https://t.co/SjHOWdxOVr pic.twitter.com/xY7KRrckSw
— Novavax (@Novavax) April 19, 2022
Japan approves protein vaccine manufactured by Maryland-based Novavax amid new COVID surgehttps://t.co/fo4lDtcUjn
— The Baltimore Sun (@baltimoresun) April 20, 2022
Novavax stock continues its months-long slide even after COVID vaccine earns approval in another country https://t.co/kqD8PriuwR
— FORTUNE (@FortuneMagazine) April 19, 2022
Japan OKs use of vaccine by U.S. firm Novavax https://t.co/JXaIYDUaL9
— UPI.com (@UPI) April 19, 2022
Japan’s health ministry on Tuesday formally approved Novavax's Covid-19 vaccine, a fourth foreign-developed tool to combat the infections as the country sees signs of a resurgence led by a subvariant of fast-spreading omicron https://t.co/L7HDpSXiAL (via AP)
— Bloomberg (@business) April 20, 2022
Japan approves Novavax COVID-19 vaccine https://t.co/RurWiLJzwo pic.twitter.com/r2lHxO7q2I
— ABC News Radio (@ABCNewsRadio) April 19, 2022
COVID WATCH | JAPAN'S LATEST VAX
Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare officially approved Novavax's coronavirus vaccine, making it the country's fourth vaccine option.https://t.co/z69U7mEew3
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) April 19, 2022
The health ministry has officially authorized the use of U.S. biopharmaceutical firm Novavax Inc.'s COVID-19 vaccine, making it the fourth coronavirus vaccine available in Japan. https://t.co/BNWk2MsKiz
— The Japan Times (@japantimes) April 20, 2022
The health ministry is expected to formally approve the Novavax vaccine soon, making it the fourth COVID-19 vaccine available in Japan.https://t.co/yZp5N68TMG
— Nippon.com (@nippon_en) April 19, 2022
The ministry approval comes the day after its experts panel endorsed use of Novavax's protein vaccine, which is designed with similar technology used to fight diseases such as the flu and hepatitis B#Japan #Covid #CoronavirusVaccinehttps://t.co/GyK7WBMbVm
— Business Standard (@bsindia) April 19, 2022
The @US_FDA is a total corrupt embarrassment. Another country approves #novavax. The @US_FDA has converted me to anti vax b/c their corruption is blatant https://t.co/EHycmBxKrA
— joshua garmon (@locman95) April 18, 2022
Novavax vaccine to get OK'd in Japan…
The #Novavax vaccine is eyed as booster shots in #Japan. The contract between the government & the pharmaceutical encompasses the development & supply of vaccines responding to new #COVID-19 variants. $NVAX#NVAXhttps://t.co/5U8nEdB8eu
— Super Nova (@NVX2373) April 18, 2022
https://twitter.com/AlYap73961573/status/1516021189566738445
Japan has canceled ~40 million Astrazeneca doses it agreed to buy last year, a health ministry official said in parliament TODAY.
Japan is very likely approving 150M @Novavax made by Takeda this Monday April 18.@US_FDA approve Novavax NOW!@ashishkjha @ABC @NBCNews @CBSHealth
— Pam Edwards (@PamEdwards123) April 12, 2022
Although Japan isn’t yet experiencing a U.S.-style “Great Resignation,” a growing number of workers are considering switching jobs — nearly nine million, government data show. And some are jumping ship, a risky and somewhat unusual step in Japan. https://t.co/6RCPSzxwNI
— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) April 19, 2022
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's government fears that inflation could turn voters sour.https://t.co/lcDLoMpJn0
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) April 19, 2022
https://twitter.com/USAmbJapan/status/1515115314643881984
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers on Saturday agreed that their countries will work together to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific region in light of China's growing presence. https://t.co/NnUNTOrE5s
— The Japan Times (@japantimes) April 18, 2022
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and visiting U.S. lawmakers reaffirmed their commitment to working together under a longstanding bilateral alliance on Saturday at a time of heightened global tensions including threats from China and North Korea.https://t.co/3dE8w4Y7xH
— The Washington Times (@WashTimes) April 16, 2022
Fumio Kishida just did something that no Japanese leader has in eons: surprise global investors with a creative and doable plan to revive the economy’s once-fabled animal spirits. https://t.co/dHGCNgGF1K
— Forbes (@Forbes) April 15, 2022
昨日夜、バイデン米大統領主催のウクライナ情勢に関する首脳テレビ会議に出席しました。
ロシアによる非道な侵略を終わらせ、平和秩序を守るための正念場です。私からは借款の3億ドルへの増額、防護マスクやドローン等の自衛隊装備品等の追加的な提供など、更なるウクライナ支援について説明しました。 pic.twitter.com/e6NOx6uVBA— 岸田文雄 (@kishida230) April 20, 2022
Suzuki, Yellen hold talks amid yen's tumble against U.S. dollarhttps://t.co/M3OOb7DtA6
— Kyodo News | Japan (@kyodo_english) April 21, 2022
Japan tells #US recent #yen falls 'sharp' https://t.co/XhMMC6sT1I
Finmin defines recent yen moves as rapid, undesirable#Suzuki said govt. monitoring FX moves with sense of urgency; Declines comment on #FX intervention, #Yellen response#JPY #USDJPY #Japan #Dollar #markets #BOJ— Global Markets Forum (@ReutersGMF) April 22, 2022
Japan’s Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said he discussed recent sudden moves in the yen with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, and the two agreed to uphold existing foreign exchange rate agreements https://t.co/tWxMx77fG6
— Bloomberg (@business) April 22, 2022
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will hold talks with Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki on the sidelines of key international meetings in Washington later this week, the U.S. Treasury Department said. #USJapanRelations (via @i_jijicom_eng)https://t.co/3wWaDzMzG5
— Sasakawa USA (@SasakawaUSA) April 22, 2022
Inventors acclimatizing to headline discomfort, Suzuki-Yellen on tap, oil mixed and gold bid on dip By @steveinnes123 https://t.co/xuoxQSFbL4 #Equities #Gold #Oil #USDJPY #Markets
— FXStreet Reports (@FXstreetReports) April 21, 2022
Higher energy prices challenge the JPY as a safe haven currency. FX Strategist Sim Moh Siong sees the new highs of the USDJPY as an expression of the policy divergence between a hawkish Fed and a dovish Bank of Japan. https://t.co/myFEnWTfvJ
— Bank of Singapore (@bankofSG) April 20, 2022
Morgan Stanley estimated the Fed, Bank of England, European Central Bank and Bank of Japan could see their portfolios shrink by $2.2 trillion over the 12 months beginning in May.https://t.co/PExwAUg0oK
— Asia Financial (@Asia_Financial) April 20, 2022
The Bank of Japan reiterated its ultra loose monetary policy with four days of unscheduled bond buying.#EconomicStimulus #Inflationhttps://t.co/GrtFgwNhPc
— Pensions & Investments (@pensionsnews) April 20, 2022
YEN'S FALL | NO WAY OF STOPPING
The yen fell to a fresh 20-year low against the dollar Tuesday as the market ignored a warning against a rapid decline from the Bank of Japan governor. https://t.co/llEpKJJLhR
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) April 19, 2022
Bank of Japan boosts defense of yield target, offers to buy debt for four days https://t.co/J8Nso6TJma pic.twitter.com/leFeFG2eaF
— Reuters Asia (@ReutersAsia) April 20, 2022
Morning Bid: The rhetoric from U.S. Federal Reserve officials is getting more hawkish by the day, pushing up expectations for interest rate hikes, while at the same time the Bank of Japan stepped into the market again to defend its ultra-low rate policy https://t.co/i8WvC2U8pA
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) April 20, 2022
@bank_of_japan_e The scenario that the Bank of Japan envisions by enforcement of persistent monetary easing policy https://t.co/vFc8tk9f4f
— Central Banks (@centralbanks_) April 20, 2022
The Bank of Japan is still strongly committed to yield-curve control, even if it means more aggressive bond purchases and an ever-weaker currency. https://t.co/5HXhAIsQ0P
— Lisa Abramowicz (@lisaabramowicz1) April 20, 2022
ICYMI – US Treasury Secretary Yellen and Japan finance minister Suzuki to meethttps://t.co/rkNIQ6Qhju pic.twitter.com/CJmrZvPtJN
— ForexLive (@ForexLive) April 19, 2022
The Bank of Japan reiterated its strong commitment to ultra loose monetary policy with a fresh round of unscheduled bond purchases in a bid to cap a rise in yields https://t.co/tnmQGqq4JO
— Bloomberg (@business) April 20, 2022
The Bank of Japan is poised to predict the strongest annual inflation in 30 years https://t.co/exBLZDlw0p
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) April 17, 2022
The Bank of Japan is likely to consider notable changes in its inflation and growth forecasts later this month mainly due to soaring oil and commodity prices, sources say https://t.co/T4hNQ82UIO
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) April 15, 2022
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said the yen's recent moves have been "quite sharp" and could hurt companies' business plans, offering his strongest warning to date of the demerits of the currency's depreciation.https://t.co/gfTgtrXqrl
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) April 18, 2022
2/7
As this chart shows, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) has been operating with yield curve control since September 2016.
The current iteration is targeting the 10-year JGB yield at 0% with a 25-basis point band/range (gray shade).
The blue line is the actual 10-year JGB yield. pic.twitter.com/qXkF7xA2ys
— Jim Bianco biancoresearch.eth (@biancoresearch) April 19, 2022
Meanwhile, the Bank of Japan is starting to hint at more concern about the yen's rapid depreciation, as that currency hits the weakest vs the dollar since 2002. https://t.co/ASzkzSosZ2 pic.twitter.com/If7IiqxBEV
— Lisa Abramowicz (@lisaabramowicz1) April 18, 2022
Looks like the biggest monetary experiment in monetary history isn't going so well right now. Japan's Yen has fallen to its lowest level in 20yrs as the Bank of Japan continues to print money like crazy to keep 10y interest rates low, while Fed has done some monetary turnaround. pic.twitter.com/SfWjUbL45c
— Holger Zschaepitz (@Schuldensuehner) April 13, 2022
Japan's Meteorological Agency says the Manam volcano in Papua New Guinea in the south Pacific erupted at around 6:50 p.m. on Tuesday.
https://t.co/0hHWAtK6jK— NHK WORLD News (@NHKWORLD_News) March 8, 2022
BREAKING: A large-scale volcanic eruption occurred in the Manam Volcano in Papua New Guinea at 5:50 p.m. (UTC+8), according to JMA. #Manam
Himawari-8 captures the volcano ash cloud at the time of its eruption. pic.twitter.com/yxxfJzZhOe
— Matthew Cuyugan (@MatthewCuyugan) March 8, 2022
https://twitter.com/secrettory12/status/1501219737333866503
We've been fooled into thinking the global economy is inflationary hot when it never was. Supply shock effect on prices has created harmful "inflation" to go along with so much confusion.
And all that before this year and what's shaping up to be a global downturn at best. pic.twitter.com/JbJOc71u3M
— Jeffrey P. Snider (@JeffSnider_AIP) April 21, 2022
The invasion of Ukraine has driven up prices for energy and food and compounded the turmoil in the global economy. But finance ministers from the Group of 20 nations refused to sit together on Wednesday to address the problems.
https://t.co/0sGuoy2Dxt— NHK WORLD News (@NHKWORLD_News) April 21, 2022
