A pair of exercises in the Philippines and Japan helped US Marines grow more interoperable with these key Pacific allies.
Japan’s JBIC to offer JERA $674 million of loans for LNG
The state-owned Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) said on Monday it would offer 100 billion yen ($674 million) in loans to JERA, Japan’s biggest power generator, to help secure liquefied …
Keppel REIT enters Japan office market
Singapore-based Keppel REIT is acquiring a 98.47% stake in Ginza 2-chome, a freehold boutique office building in Tokyo, Japan. The remaining 1.53% interest in the property will be held by Keppel …
Keppel REIT acquires S$85.7m office property in Japan
It plans to use the acquisition to pave the way for the firm’s entrance into Japan’s market. The manager of Keppel REIT, Keppel REIT Management Limited, has acquired a 98.47% interest in a freehold …
Bank of Japan fiddles while bond market burns
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda is playing with forex fire. The yield-curve control policy in which the central bank attempts to hold down interest rates by buying – or threatening to buy – …
Approval of Japan PM Kishida’s gov’t hits new low, no help from economic plan
Public approval ratings for the government of Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida touched a new low in one opinion poll and clung near lows in another, hit by his party’s ties to a controversial …
Japan Asks If It’s Better to Flip Burgers Than Work at a Megabank
Might Japanese youths looking to flip burgers be next? It’s a facetious thought, but Japanese media is nonetheless all agog to learn that, thanks to new legislation, workers in fast-food restaurants …
US Uses Farmers Markets to Foster Ties at Military Bases in Japan
As the United States and Japan further strengthen their military alliance, they’ve turned to farmers markets to foster friendlier ties between American military bases and their Japanese neighbors. On …
Language or culture should not be barrier for business collaborations between India-Japan, says Ashwath Narayan
Language or culture should not be a hindrance to business collaborations between India and Japan, especially when Japan already is the third largest foreign investor in India, said C.N. Ashwath …
US uses farmers markets to foster ‘friendlier’ ties at bases in Japan
As the United States and Japan further strengthen their military alliance, they’ve turned to farmers markets to foster friendlier ties between American military bases and their Japanese neighbours …