TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan must pursue “wise spending” to back digital transformation and better productivity rather than simply boosting the size of stimulus in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, an …
Japan MOF panel urges wise spending, budget balance as focus shifts to post-COVID
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan must pursue “wise spending” to back digital transformation and better productivity rather than simply boosting the size of stimulus in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, an …
China foreign minister to meet Japan’s Suga; Beijing’s first high-level contact with new PM
TOKYO (Reuters) – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will meet Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Wednesday, marking Beijing’s first high-level contact with Japan’s new leader. Wang met his …
Yukio Mishima: The strange tale of Japan’s infamous novelist
The theatrical life and death 50 years ago of one of Japan’s most celebrated and controversial authors created an enduring – but troubling myth, writes Thomas Graham.
Japan stocks set to trade higher after Dow surges to a new record
Stocks in Japan looked set to rise at the open following a record session on Wall Street as coronavirus vaccine hopes and reduced uncertainty in U.S. politics buoy investor sentiment. Investors will …
China, Japan to lift restrictions on business travel
China and Japan have agreed to “fast track” business travel between the two countries after Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with his Japanese counterpart in Tokyo.
China, Japan to resume two-way business travel by month’s end
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Japanese counterpart, Toshimitsu Motegi, agreed to resume business travel through a programme that will allow visitors to engage in limited activities during …
Japan and China to restart business travel, coordinate on East China Sea
Japan and China agreed on Tuesday to restart coronavirus-hit business travel this month and to continue talks on disputed isles in the East China Sea, in the first high-level dialogue since Japan …
US warship warned by Russian ship after challenging claims in Sea of Japan
The US Navy challenged what it called Russia’s “excessive maritime claims” to waters in the Sea of Japan Tuesday, sailing a warship into an area claimed by Moscow, an act that drew a warning from a …
Carlos Ghosn: UN experts tell Japan treatment of ex-Nissan boss ‘fundamentally unfair’
UN panel says former executive should be compensated for ‘arbitrary’ detention, though it made no judgment on allegations against him …