A Japanese labour ministry panel plans to recommend an increase of about 6% in the national average minimum wage for this fiscal year, for the biggest such jump since at least 2002, the Kyodo news …
8.8 earthquake off Russia prompts tsunami warnings for Hawaii, Japan and parts of Pacific Coast
A tsunami advisory was also issued for parts of Alaska and the entire West Coast after a powerful earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula.
FinDev Canada, JICA and SMBC commit USD 215 million to HDBank to support local enterprises, gender equality and climate action in Vietnam
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 …