The Taiwan Strait may be the next major diplomatic problem after China’s clampdown on Hong Kong, according to former Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, one of two declared candidates to serve as …
Key Contender to Lead Japan Warns Taiwan Is ‘Next Big Problem’
The Taiwan Strait may be the next major diplomatic problem after China’s clampdown on Hong Kong, according to former Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, one of two declared candidates to serve as …
Yoshihide Suga to step down as Japan’s prime minister
Japan’s prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, has said he will not run for re-election as party leader this month, signalling the end of his tenure. Mr Suga had been appointed to the role just a year ago …
Report: Japan’s PM Suga won’t run in next vote to lead party
Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga won’t run for governing party leadership election, indicating he will step down as Japanese leader at the end of this month, public broadcaster NHK said. Suga …
JGBs slip after Japan PM Suga offers to step down
Japanese government bond (JGBs) prices slipped on Friday after Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said he would not seek another term as a ruling party leader and hence the prime minister. His decision …
Thailand works on strengthening economic partnership with Japan
Don Pramudwinai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, participated in a webinar on “Envisioning the Future: Thailand-Japan Strategic Economic Partnership”, along with other …
Misjudgment of Economy-Covid Balance Sees Japan’s Suga Depart
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s decision to step down as leader points to the failure of his bet that limiting the impact of Covid-19 on the economy would secure him popular support and time …
Struggling Japan PM Suga steps down, setting stage for new leader
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Friday he would step down, setting the stage for a new premier after a one-year tenure marred by an unpopular COVID-19 response and rapidly dwindling …
Japanese beauty retailer DHC to quit S. Korean business
The South Korean arm of DHC Corp., a Japanese retailer of beauty and health products, said it will pull its business out following plunges in sales apparently driven by a nationwide boycott of …
Mitsubishi Motors is set to build plant in Bangladesh
Mitsubishi Motors, the Japanese carmaker that outsources auto production to state-owned auto assembly and parts manufacturer Pragoti Industries, is going to build an auto assembly plant in Bangladesh.