Canada’s bilateral Development Finance Institution, FinDev Canada, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) announce the signing of a USD 215 …
Inspired by Trump, an Insurgent Far-Right Party Wants to Make Japan Great Again
Japanese politics is different in many ways, but in one, it’s having what appears to be an analogous moment: “Honestly speaking, we hadn’t expected our party would gain this much support,” said Sohei …
XRP to Power Japan’s Tokenized Real Estate Revolution
MUFG Bank plans to tokenize real estate in Japan using XRP Ledger, signaling a major shift toward blockchain-based finance and real-world digitization.
Vietnam to cooperate in investigation of citizen accused of murder in Japan
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Vietnam will work with Japanese authorities to investigate the case of a Vietnamese citizen arrested on suspicion of murder and robbery in Japan’s Saga Prefecture.
Sempra, Japan’s JERA enter into 20-year LNG supply deal
Sempra Infrastructure, a unit of U.S. energy company Sempra, will supply 1.5 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) per year to Japan’s biggest power generator JERA in a 20-year deal, it said …
YTL-REIT records rise in net property income
YTL Hospitality Real Estate Investment Trust (YTL-REIT) expects the hospitality sector to remain resilient in Malaysia, Australia and Japan – the markets where it operates – supported by sustained …
Japan’s JERA Q1 profit slightly down on weaker overseas business
JERA, Japan’s biggest power utility, on Thursday posted a 1% decrease in net profit for the first quarter of the fiscal year 2025 to 92.5 billion yen ($621.4 million) amid weaker overseas power …
Japan’s dealmaking machine revs up
Across the Pacific, though, is a machine roaring back to life. In Japan the number of private-equity deals has doubled since 2019, and their value has tripled. Mergers and acquisitions reached a …
How Trump’s tariffs are impacting Japan’s favorite beverage
Outside of Kyoto, Japan, in a small city called Uji, tea farmer Yoshitsugu Furukawa is struggling to figure out what President Donald Trump’s 15% tariffs on all Japanese exports set to go into effect …
130 foot waves. A nuclear disaster. Comparing Japan’s 2011 tsunami to today’s
The earthquake was powerful. One of the strongest ever recorded. Unlike 2011’s Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, there was little damage.