Japan’s and Thailand’s central banks have renewed an existing bilateral currency swap arrangement, allowing both authorities to swap their local currencies for the dollar during times of crisis, Japan …
Japan, Thailand renew bilateral FX arrangement amid COVID-19 crisis
Japan’s and Thailand’s central banks have renewed an existing bilateral currency swap arrangement, allowing both authorities to swap their local currencies for the dollar during times of crisis, Japan …
EXPLAINER: Why Japan ‘rising sun’ flag provokes Olympic ire
Japan considers the “rising sun” flag part of its history. But some in the Koreas, China and other Asian countries say the flag is a reminder of Japan’s wartime atrocities, and is comparable to the …
Japan’s Olympics kick off amid a cascade of disasters
Not the Japanese public, which according to recent polling overwhelmingly opposed hosting the Olympics as a new wave of the pandemic hit the country. Not leading corporate sponsors like Toyota, whose …
Safety blunders fuel Japan’s mistrust of nuclear power
Kashiwazaki-Kariwa is the biggest nuclear power station in the world. Tucked away on a remote Sea of Japan coastline, the plant can generate almost eight gigawatts of electricity from its seven …
Star rugby winger Marika Koroibete headed to Japan
Star winger Marika Koroibete is leaving Australian rugby to play in Japan. The Fiji-born Koroibete said Friday he would join former Australia coach Robbie Deans’ 2021 championship-winning Panasonic …
Japan faces heat over Bangladesh’s coal power
Thanks to low-interest loans from the Japan International Cooperation Agency, Bangladesh is currently building the Matarbari coal plant: a power complex set to be completed by 2024. And JICA, a …
Woodside to Lead Feasibility into Ammonia Supply Chain for Japan
Given existing proven technologies for the production, storage, and transportation of ammonia, the companies said that ammonia is expected to have early take-up as a zero-emission fuel. Woodside …
Typhoon In-fa lashes Japan’s southern islands as another tropical threat looms
Typhoon In-fa is bearing down on the southern Japanese islands and has its eye set on eastern China by next week. The storm could bring extremely heavy rainfall totals to millions in China and Taiwan.
Japan’s leader admits ‘struggle’ to sell Olympics to the public during pandemic
“What worried me the most was that public opinion was so divided,” Japan’s prime minister said in an exclusive NBC News interview.