By Tim Kelly and Maki Shiraki TOKYO (Reuters) – The imposing home where Carlos Ghosn lived for the last seven months and probably launched a daring escape to avoid Japanese prosecutors is nestled in a leafy enclave of Tokyo where most people pay little attention to Westerners or luxury cars. Yet neighbours say it was […]
First female governor of Japan’s capital is seen as possible future candidate for prime minister. Yuriko Koike has been re-elected Tokyo governor, according to an exit poll released by public broadcaster NHK, after winning over voters with her handling of the coronavirus pandemic in the Japanese capital. Koike’s victory in the city that will host […]
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The euro currency underpins prosperity, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on Thursday, batting back criticism that unfair rules governing the currency bloc are among the sources of recent global trade tensions. “Global trade tensions are arising, essentially, because of perceptions of unfairness – be it over state support for industries, undercutting of […]
