US ambassador to Thailand Michael George DeSombre and his counterparts from Australia, Britain, Germany and Japan have urged the Thai government to ease business restrictions in Thailand to attract …
Forming an air travel bubble with Singapore: After Hong Kong, which destination could be next?
Countries such as Thailand, South Korea and Japan could potentially partner Singapore in setting up air travel bubbles in future, …
To the Ends of the Earth review – a subtle awakening in Uzbekistan
The presenter of a Japanese TV travel show blossoms off-camera in this sly, perceptive drama …
Japan finance minister: G20 finance heads endorse common framework for developing world debt
Financial leaders of the Group of 20 major economies on Friday endorsed a “Common Framework” for treating debt of developing countries hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, Japanese Finance Minister …
Modern money theory and lessons from Japan
A critique of mainstream macroeconomics through the Japanese case should not be taken to imply that MMT advocates the same policy prescription for all situations; such naïve logic is a common weapon t …
The fugitive CEO Carlos Ghosn on how he escaped jail in Japan
Global tycoons are rarely strangers to risk, but no chief executive has made a bet as epic as the one Carlos Ghosn made last December. The former boss of the Renault-Nissan alliance did something he …
Why the Japanese Yen Matters
When there is economic uncertainty in Asia, investors usually look to the yen to express their views. Japan pioneered the idea of zero interest rates. Now the low cost of borrowing in yen makes it an …
Suicide claimed more Japanese lives in October than 10 months of COVID
Japan had turned the tide on suicides until the pandemic reality sunk in, now it could prove a worrying harbinger of a mental health crisis festering elsewhere.
Will Japan Ever Reboot Its Nuclear Industry?
Nearly a decade following the Fukushima Daiichi 2011 nuclear disaster, Japan is trying to reassess its energy prospects. One of the most energy …
China’s foreign minister may visit Japan later in November – Mainichi
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi may visit Japan later this month to meet his Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi for talks on cooperation over the coronavirus crisis and the East China Sea …