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☆ UN shares its world’s ‘best tourism villages’
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Lilit Marcus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

For travelers who want to visit a smaller, more authentic local destination, the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has released this year’s list of the best tourism villages. For 2023, 55 villages were recognized by the international organization, which focuses on sustainable tourism, up from 32 last year. The list includes small towns and villages from places as diverse as Mexico, China, Ethiopia, and Italy. There’s no ranking of the villages, and they are all listed in alphabetical order in English. Highlights in EuropeEurope’s selections to the UNWTO list represent a mix of cultural and environmental differences.

Persons: Dhordo, Les Falles, Sant, Al Sela, Jordan • Barrancas, Spain •, Peru •, Egypt •, India •, Korea •, Portugal •, Colombia •, Japan •, Italy • Manteigas, Ecuador •, Pisco, Austria •, Uzbekistan •, • Siwa, Portugal • Anton, Arlberg, Tân, Viet Nam, Hungary •, Moldova • Vila, China • Organizations: CNN, United Nations World Tourism Organization, Asia Dongbaek, UNWTO, UNESCO, Reserve, Spain • Ordino, Andorra • Oyacachi, Schladming, Moldova • Locations: Tokyo, London, Mexico, China, Ethiopia, Italy, Asia, South, Jeju, Shirakawa, Japan, Gifu prefecture, Nagoya, Zhejiang, Dhordo, Rann, Kutch, India, Europe, Spain, Sigüenza, Madrid, Slunj, Croatia, Andorra, Ordino, Sant Pere, Peru, Machu Picchu, Lima, Peruvian, Chacas, Chile, La Carolina, Argentina, Biei, Tortel, Cantavieja, Spain • Chacas, Huantar, Peru • Dahshour, Egypt, Egypt • Dhordo, Republic, Korea, Korea • Douma, Lebanon, Ericeira, Portugal, Portugal • Filandia, Colombia, Huangling, Cánovas, Kandovan, Iran, Lerici, Switzerland, Mosan, Juárez, Oñati, Ecuador, Ecuador • Paucartambo, Peru • Penglipuran, Indonesia, Pisco Elqui, Pozuzo, Saint, Saty, Kazakhstan, Austria, Austria • Sehwa, Korea • Sentob, Uzbekistan, Uzbekistan • Shirakawa, Egypt • Slunj, Sortelha, Viet, Peru • Tokaj, Hungary, Hungary • Văleni, Moldova, Madalena, Portugal • Xiajiang, China • Zapatoca, Colombia • Zhagana

☆ Some at Bank of Japan baulked at ex-chief Kuroda's 'bazooka' stimulus, 2013 meeting minutes show
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Leika Kihara | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda speaks during a news conference after attending the Monetary Policy Meeting at BOJ headquarters in Tokyo, Japan January 18, 2023, in this photo released by Kyodo. TOKYO, July 31 (Reuters) - Some Bank of Japan (BOJ) policymakers baulked at former chief Haruhiko Kuroda's idea of deploying a "bazooka" massive stimulus a decade ago, unconvinced central banks had the power to jolt public perceptions, accounts of the meeting released on Monday showed. Former banker Koji Ishida said he would propose reviewing the stimulus programme if no tangible results were seen one year into its launch, the minutes showed. Since then, the BOJ has capped long-term borrowing costs at about zero and has pledged to maintain ultra-low interest rates until its 2% inflation target is sustainably met and accompanied by wage growth. After serving two, five-year terms, Kuroda stepped down from the top BOJ post in March.

Persons: Haruhiko Kuroda, baulked, Haruhiko, Shinzo Abe, Kuroda, Masaaki Shirakawa, Hiroshi Nakaso, Takahide Kiuchi, Takehiro Sato, Sato, Koji Ishida, Leika Kihara, Jamie Freed Organizations: Bank of Japan, Kyodo ., Thomson Locations: Tokyo, Japan, Kyodo . TOKYO

☆ Ex-BOJ gov Shirakawa urges re-examination of monetary framework, inflation targets
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( Leika Kihara | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

TOKYO, March 2 (Reuters) - Former Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Masaaki Shirakawa called on policymakers to reconsider central banks' monetary framework based on inflation targets, given their limits that became apparent from the recent spike in prices seen in many countries. By allowing inflation to overshoot their targets, central banks "forgot the difficulty of taking away the monetary punch bowl" and failed to tighten policy soon enough, he said. "Inflation targeting itself was an innovation that came about in response to the severe stagflation of the 1970s and early 1980s. "Now that we know its limitations, the time is ripe to reconsider the intellectual foundation on which we have relied for the past 30 years and renew our framework for monetary policy," he added. Shirakawa, who was BOJ governor before incumbent Haruhiko Kuroda, also criticised the central bank's current forward guidance committing to keep interest rates ultra-low.

☆ Factbox: Who are candidates to become next BOJ governor?
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-05 | by ( Leika Kihara | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

The Nikkei newspaper reported the government has sounded out BOJ Deputy Governor Masayoshi Amamiya as the next governor, citing anonymous government and ruling party sources. The government will present a nominee for BOJ governor, and that for two deputy governors, to parliament later this month. But he also said in July the BOJ must "always" think about the means of exiting ultra-loose monetary policy. FEMALE DEPUTY GOVERNOR CANDIDATESNo female has yet served as BOJ deputy governor or governor, a tradition Kishida may seek to change to enhance diversity. FINANCIAL BUREAUCRAT DEPUTY GOVERNOR CANDIDATESIf a former BOJ executive becomes governor, there is a strong chance one of the deputy governor posts will be filled by top finance ministry bureaucrats such as Shigeaki Okamoto and Yasushi Kinoshita.

☆ Ex-BOJ deputy Yamaguchi emerging as next c.bank head contender -Sankei
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

TOKYO, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Former Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Hirohide Yamaguchi, a vocal critic of Governor Haruhiko Kuroda's stimulus programme, is emerging as a strong candidate to become next head of the central bank, the Sankei newspaper reported on Thursday. Yamaguchi had been considered a less likely candidate compared with deputy governor Masayoshi Amamiya and former deputy Hiroshi Nakaso. But Yamaguchi is attracting more attention as a strong candidate as Kishida's administration distances itself from Abenomics, the Sankei said, adding that Kishida's choice of new BOJ governor will become clear as early as next month. A career central banker with deep experience in monetary policy drafting, Yamaguchi served as deputy governor for five years until 2013. Since retiring from the BOJ, Yamaguchi has warned of the rising cost of prolonged easing and criticised Kuroda's stimulus as relying too much on the view that central banks can influence public perception with monetary policy.

☆ BOJ must eye rate hike, shift to more flexible policy, says ex-deputy governor
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-19 | by ( Leika Kihara | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Yamaguchi, who is considered a candidate to become next BOJ governor, said Japan is already seeing signs of "home-made" inflation, in which broadening price hikes heighten public perceptions that inflation will keep rising longer-term. If Japan's economy can withstand headwinds from an expected slump in U.S. growth, the BOJ should raise its 10-year bond yield target next year, Yamaguchi said. "One idea could be to raise the 10-year yield target and set an allowance band around it." The BOJ must also ditch a pledge to keep increasing the pace of money printing until inflation "stably exceeds" 2%, Yamaguchi said. The 2013 statement he helped draft commits the BOJ to meet its 2% inflation "at the earliest date possible."

☆ Japonia: Cel puţin opt persoane au murit şi alte aproximativ 240 au fost rănite în urma unei puternice furtuni de iarnă
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-10 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Cel puţin opt persoane au murit şi alte aproximativ 240 au fost rănite în urma unei puternice furtuni de iarnă care a afectat duminică regiuni costiere situate de-a lungul Mării Japoniei, au relatat media locale, transmite agerpres.ro. Un bărbat în vârstă de 60 de ani a fost găsit decedat într-o maşină acoperită de zăpadă în oraşul Himi, potrivit Kyodo News. Furtuna de iarnă a provocat rănirea a cel puţin 240 de persoane, în prefecturile Niigata, Ishikawa, Fukui şi Toyama, conform postului NHK. Aproximativ o mie de autovehicule au rămas blocate, duminică dimineaţă, pe o autostradă înzăpezită din oraşul Sakai. Alte 200 de maşini au rămas înzăpezite pe o autostradă din oraşul Nanto.

Persons: News Organizations: NHK Locations: Japoniei, Himi, prefecturile Niigata, Ishikawa, Fukui, Toyama, Sakai, Nanto, Niigata, Tokyo

☆ Strat de 1,5 metri de zăpadă în numai două zile în Japonia. Autoritățile raportează opt morți și sute de răniți
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-10 | by ( Corina Seremet | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +2 min

Japonia se confruntă în aceste zile cu episoade severe ale vremii de iarnă, cu ninsori abundente și viscol puternic. Stratul de nea a ajuns la un metru și jumătate în doar două zile de intemperii. Traficul rutier, feroviar și aerian a fost dat peste cap. Un bărbat în vârstă de 60 de ani a fost găsit decedat într-o maşină acoperită de zăpadă în oraşul Himi. Atunci, aproximativ 2.100 de autovehicule au rămas blocate timp de două zile pe o autostradă înzăpezită din această regiune situată la nord-vest de Tokyo.

Persons: Shirakawa Locations: Japonia, Japoniei, Sakai, Nanto, Himi, prefecturile Niigata, Ishikawa, Fukui, Toyama, Agerpres, Niigata, Tokyo

Un bărbat în vârstă de 60 de ani a fost găsit decedat într-o maşină acoperită de zăpadă în oraşul Himi, potrivit Kyodo News. Furtuna de iarnă a provocat rănirea a cel puţin 240 de persoane, în prefecturile Niigata, Ishikawa, Fukui şi Toyama, conform postului NHK. Aproximativ o mie de autovehicule au rămas blocate, duminică dimineaţă, pe o autostradă înzăpezită din oraşul Sakai. Alte 200 de maşini au rămas înzăpezite pe o autostradă din oraşul Nanto. În luna decembrie, prefectura Niigata a fost afectată de ninsori abundente, aproximativ 2.100 de autovehicule rămânând blocate timp de două zile pe o autostradă înzăpezită din această regiune situată la nord-vest de Tokyo.

Persons: News Organizations: NHK Locations: Himi, prefecturile Niigata, Ishikawa, Fukui, Toyama, Sakai, Nanto, Niigata, Tokyo

☆ Iarna grea face ravagii în Japonia: Opt morți, sute de răniți, strat de 1,5 metri de zăpadă în numai două zile
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-10 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Traficul rutier, feroviar și aerian a fost dat peste cap. Sute de oameni au rămas blocați în autovehicule pe drumurile din zona afectată de căderile masive de zăpadă. Aproximativ o mie de autovehicule rămăseseră blocate, duminică dimineaţă, pe o autostradă înzăpezită din oraşul Sakai. Un bărbat în vârstă de 60 de ani a fost găsit decedat într-o maşină acoperită de zăpadă în oraşul Himi. Atunci, aproximativ 2.100 de autovehicule au rămas blocate timp de două zile pe o autostradă înzăpezită din această regiune situată la nord-vest de Tokyo.

Persons: Shirakawa Locations: Sakai, Nanto, Himi, prefecturile Niigata, Ishikawa, Fukui, Toyama, Agerpres, Niigata, Tokyo

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