Making a $130 billion profit in the stock market isn’t as fun as it seems—at least if you’re the Bank of Japan.
Japan’s innovators seek their lost mojo
Japan’s finance ministry has decided to tackle one of the great unanswered questions of innovation and finance. Can $100bn buy a nation back its mojo? In an effort to reignite Japan’s flame, the …
Drugmaker Takeda asks Japan for Moderna COVID-19 shot approval
Takeda Pharmaceutical said it had asked regulators to approve use of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, which would add a third option to Japan’s vaccination programme. Japan began inoculations …
A City Rebuilt After Japan’s 2011 Tsunami—to Survive It Needs People
The future remains precarious for Rikuzentakata, where more than 1,700 people died in the disaster, as many survivors have settled elsewhere and swaths of downtown lie unused.
Cairn Wants India To Pay $1.4 Billion, Shareholders To Seek Enforcement
Cairn has moved courts in U.S., U.K., Netherlands, Canada, France, Singapore, Japan, UAE and Cayman Islands to make India pay up.
Tesla Model 3 Demand Spikes In Japan Following 25% Price Slash
Has Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) recent price slashes in the Japanese market played out in a way your college Economics 101 professor would be proud of? What Happened: According to a recent report by …
A decade after Fukushima nuclear disaster, contaminated water symbolizes Japan’s struggles
Japan says it’s safe to release 1.25 million tons of treated water into the sea. But trust is in short supply.
Scrum Ventures launches new program to connect startups with Japanese corporations
Headquartered in San Francisco and Tokyo, Scrum Ventures is known for its accelerator programs focused on sports, food and smart-city tech. Today it announced the launch of a new incubator program …
Japan’s enduring commitment to justice affairs diplomacy
The UN Kyoto Congress on criminal justice marks Japan’s contribution to strengthening the rule of law within the global community. The 14th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal …
In Japan, His Disaster Art Saves Lives
The fight to survive lies at the heart of Kyohei Sakaguchi’s world, whether he is writing self-help books, painting, creating a suicide help line, or designing recycled housing.