Secretary of State highlights US-Japan ties as he stresses vulnerabilities in global supply chain amid pandemic.
Carve-out deals by tech firms ‘just tip of the iceberg’: Carlyle Japan chief
TOKYO (Reuters) – Recent carve-out deals by tech giants such as Hitachi Ltd are just the beginning of potential divestitures of non-core assets by Japanese firms, U.S. buyout firm Carlyle Group’s …
Eastworld Spotlight: Japan’s stock market recovery is real
Arcus Investment’s Peter Tasker on the Nikkei 225’s long, strange return to 30,000 …
Japan, US to share China concern as ministers meet in Tokyo
Defense and foreign ministers from the U.S. and Japan are to discuss their concern over China’s growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region as the Biden administration tries …
Japan’s E-Commerce Giant Rakuten Sees ‘Huge Room’ to Grow, CEO Says
Hiroshi Mikitani, chief executive officer of Rakuten Inc., Japan’s e-commerce pioneer, discusses his growth strategy. Rakuten shares recorded their biggest gain in 18 years in Monday trading after …
Japan’s Healthcare Innovation Goes Hand-In-Hand With Quality Of Life
Faced with the most elderly population in the world, Japan is applying its technological know-how to coping with the problems that arise from this social phenomenon, particularly in the area of …
Report: Japan’s Mitsubishi working on successor to F-2 fighter
March 15 (UPI) –Japan is accelerating the development of a successor to the Mitsubishi F-2 jet fighter, according to a Japanese press report. NHK reported Monday that Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ …
Japan worshippers brave smouldering coals to pray
The number of coronavirus cases in Japan is relatively low compared to other countries such as the United States, although some areas including Tokyo are still under a state of emergency, with the …
In Japan, top Biden administration officials attempt to set the tone on China
The visits by Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin mark the first overseas travel for both Cabinet officials since joining the Biden administration.
Brexit bonanza: Japan deal can seal London’s place as global financial powerhouse – report
BREXIT – and specifically the UK’s blossoming relationship with Japan – offers Boris Johnson a golden opportunity to cement the City of London’s place as one of the world’s foremost financial centres, …