South Korean President Moon Jae-in has called for officials to examine ways to bring Japan’s decision to release water from its Fukushima nuclear plant to the International Tribunal for the Law of the …
US pushes Japan to publicly back Taiwan at Biden-Suga summit
Suga will visit the White House on Friday in a summit that underscores the importance of the US-Japan alliance as part of Biden’s strategy to work with allies to counter Beijing. The US wants to refer …
Second chance: clock stopped after Japan tsunami starts ticking a decade later
The clock, which is thought to be about 100 years old, stopped ticking after the north-east coast of Japan was struck by an earthquake and tsunami that killed more than 18,000 people on 11 March 2011.
Japan’s Toshiba president steps down amid acquisition talks
Kurumatani headed the Japan operations of CVC Capital Partners, which proposed the acquisition last week, before taking his post as chief executive of Toshiba in 2018. Some questions had been raised, …
Treasury Traders Seek Moment of Truth From Japan’s Life Insurers
As Japan’s life insurers lay out their annual strategies this month, traders will be looking for the answer to one question — what do some of the world’s biggest investors plan to do about Treasuries …
Treasury Traders Seek Moment of Truth From Japan’s Life Insurers
As Japan’s life insurers lay out their annual strategies this month, traders will be looking for the answer to one question — what do some of the world’s biggest investors plan to do about Treasuries …
Private equity houses target Japan as Covid shadow extends
To global private equity funds, particularly those interested in property deals, it represents potential opportunity. For obvious reasons no one is keen to state it out loud, but t. Last month, …
Japan’s Plan for Fukushima Wastewater Meets a Wall of Mistrust in Asia
The diplomats raised no objections, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said. On Tuesday, when Japan officially announced that it would put the plan into action, the knives came out. South Korea denounced …
‘Taiwan is Part of China,’ Says Chinese Navy Warship During Encounter With Taiwanese Vessel
The exchange, apparently captured by a Chinese merchant vessel, is part of China’s “gray-zone” tactic in the sea and directed at neighboring countries including Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines.
U.S. Alone in Backing Japan Fukushima Water Plan Ripped by China
Sign up for the Bloomberg Green newsletter, your guide to the latest in climate news, zero-emission tech and green finance.The U.S. found itself alone backing Japan’s plan to release radioactive water …