Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga addresses a news conference on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation at the prime minister’s official residence in Tokyo, Japan February 2, 2021. David …
Japan automaker Honda’s profit rises despite pandemic damage
Honda reported Tuesday its fiscal third quarter profit more than doubled to 284 billion yen ($2.7 billion) despite the coronavirus pandemic as auto sales grew in Japan and the U.S. Japanese automaker …
Olympics Chief Said Sorry for Demeaning Women. In Japan, That’s Often Enough.
Yoshiro Mori’s resistance to calls for his resignation shows the power of a male-dominated old guard that is mostly unaccountable to public opinion.
Japan Keeps Its Covid Fight Simple With a Rule Starting at Dinnertime
Call it the Zen art of lockdowns. In the fight to suppress Covid-19, Japan has found success by stripping down its policy to one simple measure: closing restaurants and bars at 8 p.m.
China Uses Coast Guard to Assert Claim Over Japan-controlled Islands
The enactment of China’s new Coast Guard Law earlier this month has also raised concerns among regional leaders about a possible accidental conflict.
Japan finance minister: G7 focus on emerging market debt, digital taxation and digital currency
The Group of Seven (G7) financial leaders would kick off debate on Friday on emerging market debt problems, implementation of digital taxation and central bank digital currency, Japanese Finance …
Japan minister: EU approved first shipment of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to Japan
The European Union has approved the first shipment of Pfizer Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine to Japan, the minister overseeing Japan’s vaccination programme said on Tuesday, as the country aims to start …
Japan’s $100 Billion Innovation Fund Risks Playing It Too Safe
A new $100 billion government endowment fund aimed at supporting and spurring daring Japanese innovation may have a risk-aversion problem of its own.
Japan Says Its World-Class Health System Is Buckling Under Covid
Coronavirus infections in Japan are at a fraction of major western countries, yet the island nation is signaling increasing concern that its highly rated medical system faces impending collapse.
U.S. Navy joins Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force in mine removal exercise
The U.S. Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force has concluded a nine-day mine warfare exercise off the Japanese coast, the Navy announced.