There was little sleep in the days leading up to Jan. 15. Dozens of teenage baseball players across the Dominican Republic lay in bed, unable to close their eyes. They had batted, pitched and ran until sore,
Japan to court Tesla on Nissan investment, FT reports
A high-level Japanese group, which includes a former prime minister, has drawn up plans for Elon Musk’s Tesla to invest in Nissan following the collapse of its merger talks with Honda Motor , the …
Stock market today: Asia shares trade mixed as China benchmarks surge while others slip
Asian shares were mixed Friday after a sharp slide for Walmart helped pull Wall Street off record highs. In Japan, where investors were watching currency swings, the benchmark Nikkei 225 edged up 0.1% …
South Korea responds to Johnny Somali’s YouTube resurgence with fresh charges
Just days after Johnny Somali reemerged on YouTube with threats to “destroy” Japan, South Korea slapped him with another charge.
Exclusive: Almost 90% of Japanese companies see Trump as bad for business, Reuters survey shows
The results of the Reuters survey show how the prospect of higher tariffs and increased trade friction between the United States and China has clouded the outlook for companies in the world’s …
Nearly 90% of Japanese firms see Trump as bad for business: survey
Almost nine out of 10 Japanese companies expect U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies to negatively affect business, a Reuters survey showed on Thursday, the clearest sign yet of mounting worry in …
Japan’s Suzuki aims for double-digit profit margin by early 2030s
Suzuki Motor will target an operating profit margin of at least 10% and a return on equity of 15% or more for the first half of the next decade, the Japanese automaker said on Thursday.
Japan’s trade minister to visit US in March for tariff talks, Asahi reports
Japan’s Trade Minister Yoji Muto plans to visit the United States in March and ask the Trump administration to exempt Japan from upcoming tariffs on steel and cars, the Asahi newspaper reported on …
Beauty market shifts to target the young at heart in a rapidly aging Japan
No wonder the young-at-heart, like Abe, is a growing target for Japan Inc. The market for older people is estimated to grow to more than 100 trillion yen ($650 billion) in size this year, according to …
Japan sees moderate economic recovery, wary over Trump’s tariffs
The Japanese government on Wednesday stuck to its view that the economy was recovering moderately, but flagged U.S. trade policies as key factors to watch as President Donald Trump’s proposals on tariffs cast uncertainty over the economic outlook.