Osaka will ask the Japanese government to declare a state of emergency in an effort to reverse the rise in coronavirus cases, the governor of the country’s third-most populous prefecture said on …
Japan Seeks Release of Japanese Journalist Held in Myanmar
Japan’s government is asking Myanmar to release a Japanese journalist who was arrested by security forces in Yangon.
Joe Biden Sees Japan’s Yoshihide Suga as New ‘Ally in Chief’ as China Tensions Rise
Japanese Prime Minister Suga was the first foreign leader to visit the Biden White House. Their shared concern: the challenge of containing an increasingly restive Beijing.
Exclusive: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, Biden’s First Foreign Visitor, on Containing China
Following his historic White House summit, Japan’s prime minister sat down for an exclusive Newsweek interview, weighing in on China, COVID, economic recovery, the Olympics and his budding friendship …
Big Ideas for Japanese Small Caps
Newsletter writer on Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Mothers section discusses opportunities he says await with Japanese startups.
Big Ideas for Japanese Small Caps
Newsletter writer on Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Mothers section discusses opportunities he says await with Japanese startups.
Matsuyama’s golf triumph is also Japan’s
Last Monday, a rumour swirled among Tokyo bankers that CVC’s $20bn private equity buyout proposal to Toshiba had been quietly cooked-up on a golf course. If true — and, while plausible, there is no …
Fears for foreign athletes as fourth Covid wave surges in Japan
Plans to host training camps for foreign athletes before the Olympics are being abandoned as cases surge across Japan.Municipalities around the country are reviewing plans to host foreign athletes’ …
South Korea raises Fukushima concerns with U.S.
As U.S. climate envoy John Kerry appeared in Seoul over the weekend to discuss global warming, South Korea’s foreign ministry says it raised concerns to him over Japan’s plans to dump contaminated …
South Korea conveys serious concern over Fukushima water to Kerry
South Korea told Kerry that it wants the United States to join efforts to urge Japan to more swiftly provide related information to the international community in a more transparent manner.