Activist fund Effissimo Capital Management, the biggest investor in Toshiba Corp , was kept in limbo by Japan’s government over a key shareholder vote until the day before the industrial …
Takeda to make Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate in Japan
Takeda Pharmaceutical will manufacture and sell up to 250 million doses of Novavax Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate in Japan every year, the two companies said on Friday.
Americans insist the atom bomb ended the war in Japan — ignoring its human cost
After five years of speaking to audiences across the country about the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki, the subject of my book, I can hardly tolerate another person saying to me — sometimes …
Selling curries to India: Japan exports popular restaurant chain
CoCo Ichibanya hopes locals will approve of its signature hot dishes as it opens near Delhi …
China risks paying ‘high cost’ for South China Sea intimidation, Japan defense chief says
China’s attempts to change the status quo in the South China Sea by force risks provoking a stern response from the international community, Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono told CNN in an …
Beatboxing For Buddha: Japan Monk’s Musical Outreach
The unique musical experience is the work of Yogetsu Akasaka, a Japanese musician and formally trained Buddhist monk who has become a viral phenomenon with tracks marrying religious chanting with …
Asian shares skid amid virus woes, China-US trade tensions
Asian shares are mostly lower in lackluster trading as trade tensions between the U.S. and China offset optimism about more fiscal stimulus in the U.S. Benchmarks in Japan, China and Australia fell in …
Japan’s Bonds Hold Above 0% Even As More Debt Goes Negative
Japan’s benchmark bond yield is likely to hold above 0%, even if the Treasuries equivalent continues to decline, according to market participants.The perception that the Bank of Japan is unlikely to …
Developing tropical system looms for flood-weary South Korea, Japan
AccuWeather meteorologists are monitoring the opportunity for a new tropical system to form in the West Pacific Ocean that could eventually result in more heavy rain for an already flood-weary portion …
Victor Davis Hanson: 75 years ago US used atomic bomb in Japan — here are 5 alternatives Truman rejected
Each day in early August 1945 that the Japanese war machine continued its work meant that thousands of Asian civilians and Allied soldiers would die.