North Korea launched two suspected ballistic missiles into the sea near Japan last week, underscoring steady progress in its weapons programme and ramping up pressure on the new U.S …
Japan’s GPIF Faces Moment of Truth Over Chinese Debt
Data from Japan’s Ministry of Finance showed Japan’s investors have been net buyers of Chinese debt for all but two months since July 2017, when purchases reached an all-time high. Japan’s recent …
Takeda Completes Sale of Its Japan Consumer Health Care Business Unit to Blackstone
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TOKYO:4502) (NYSE:TAK) (“Takeda”) today announced the completion of its previously-announced sale of Takeda Consumer Healthcare Company Limited (“TCHC”) to Oscar …
Japan Industrial Production Drops 2.1% In February
Industrial output in Japan fell a seasonally adjusted 2.1 percent on month in February, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry …
Japan Industrial Production Drops 2.1% In February
Industrial output in Japan fell a seasonally adjusted 2.1 percent on month in February, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry …
FIFA World Cup 2022 Qualifiers: Japan demolish Mongolia 14-0; Saudi Arabia beat Palestine
Later Tuesday, Saudi Arabia beat Palestine 5-0 in the only other qualifying match from the Asian region and moved to the top of Group D above Uzbekistan. Yasser Al-Shahrani and Fahad Al-Muwallad …
U.S., Japan, South Korea officials to discuss North Korea in a meeting on Friday
Sullivan will meet National Security Secretariat Secretary General Shigeru Kitamura of Japan and National Security Adviser Suh Hoon of South Korea at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD, …
Japan man charged $80 over Netflix star’s suicide
The reality show, Terrace House, was cancelled after her death in May. Terrace House, co-produced by Japan’s FujiTV and distributed by Netflix, was popular amongst global audiences before its …
With eyes on China, Japan and Indonesia bolster security ties
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan and Indonesia pledged on Tuesday to tighten security ties and signed a deal to facilitate transfers of defence equipment and technology, as their near neighbour China expands …
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank to Issue Japan’s First Security Tokens
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, one of Japan’s largest banks, has completed its first ever asset-backed security token issuance pilot. The bank announced Monday that it has converted Japan’s first …