Japan Times, BY FRANCESCO BASSETTI, MINAMISOMA, FUKUSHIMA PREF. – 5 Sept 23 As you reach the coast on Fukushima Prefectural Route 74, which runs between the towns of Minamisoma and Soma, scenes typical of the Japanese countryside rice paddies and hills blanketed by lush green forests undergo a swift transformation. Now, expanses of metal, glass…
The Bank of Japan put up a fierce struggle to retain its autonomy in 2013, when the government was pushing a radical monetary easing policy, recently disclosed records show.