Tokyo aims to use new law to get past shell companies, identify real owners of property that could pose a threat to national security or assets belonging to sanctioned individuals Japanese government …
Breaking Japan’s Cash Habit by Nudging Wage Earners
The nation plans to pay workers directly into digital wallets to move them off cash and into virtual payments.
As yen tumbles, gadget-loving Japan goes for secondhand iPhones
For years Japanese shoppers eagerly shelled out for the latest gadgets, but now a tumbling yen has put new iPhones out of reach for some and sparked a growing secondhand trade in a major market for …
Japan Gov’t Urged To End Free COVID-19 Vaccinations
An advisory panel for the finance minister on Monday proposed that the Japanese government end free-of-charge coronavirus vaccinations, highlight …
Asia-Pacific stocks set to rise; Bank of Japan summary of opinions, U.S. midterm elections ahead
Stocks in the Asia-Pacific are set to trade higher as investors await the Bank of Japan’s summary of opinions and U.S. midterm elections. The Nikkei futures contract in Chicago wa …
Lawmaker Behind Japan Crypto Strategy Says Rules Still Too Tight
As well as easing crypto listing regulations, the government has vowed to support blockchain-based technologies as part of efforts to boost the world’s third-largest economy. The Japan Virtual and …
China, a country of 1.4 billion, again misses World Cup
Even with 1.4 billion people, China can’t find 11 solid soccer players To underline the humiliation, smaller neighbors Japan and South Korea have had sustained success with high-profile players …
Taiwan’s Tsai Ing-wen Wants China to Think Twice
Illustrations by Cristiana CouceiroTaiwan’s presidential offices are located in a sprawling, stately complex built by the Japanese colonial administration in the early 20th century—a reminder that, …
Fate of management at Japan’s Toshiba a cause of friction for bidders and banks: Sources
Japan Industrial Partners, the private equity firm since selected by Toshiba as a preferred bidder, originally teamed up with state-backed fund JIP in a first round of bidding earlier this year. Read …
Japan’s economy will probably continue to experience moderate growth into 2023, says professor
Sayuri Shirai of Keio University, who served as a member of the Policy Board of the Bank of Japan from 2011-2016, says companies may want to “adjust bonuses rather than basic wage growth.” …