A Japanese navy submarine and a commercial ship have collided off Japan’s southern coast, causing minor injuries to three crewmembers of the submarine and damage to its mast …
Sri Lanka clears Chinese energy project, 50 km off Tamil Nadu
Sri Lanka’s recent decision to pull out of the East Container Terminal (ECT) deal with India and Japan is not the only challenge to New Delhi’s interests emerging this year. A week before reneging on …
Japan Funds Covid-Killing Robots
These 3 “anti-epidemic robots” have been handed over to the Kenyan government by the United Nations Development Programme, in partnership with Japan. The hope is they will protect healthcare workers …
Exclusive: Japan banking regulator conducting survey on regional economies, sources say
Japan’s banking regulator is surveying regional lenders to gauge how new curbs imposed in January to contain COVID-19 are affecting regional economies, four sources with direct knowledge of the matter …
Exclusive: Japan bank regulator surveying impact of coronavirus restrictions on local economies – sources
Japan’s banking regulator is surveying regional lenders on how local businesses are coping with new restrictions to contain COVID-19, as it seeks to forestall a spike in bankruptcies, four sources …
Profit at Japan’s SoftBank zooms on lucrative investments
Japanese telecommunications and technology conglomerate Softbank Group Corp. reported Monday a whopping 1.17 trillion yen ($11 billion) profit for the October-December quarter as …
Consumption in Japan remains ‘very weak,’ says professor
Sayuri Shirai of Keio University says Japan’s exporters are counting on China’s continued growth at the moment.
GRAPHIC-Taiwan, Japan lead earnings beats for Dec. quarter in Asia
Taiwan, Japan and Indian firms led the earnings beats in the fourth quarter, as they showed a strong recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic bolstered by rising demand for electronic products. Data from …
Bain Capital Boosts Japan Staff by 25% as Competition Grows
Bain Capital is expanding in Japan as competition intensifies among the world’s largest private-equity firms to win deals from businesses undertaking overhauls.
Internet Initiative Japan 9-month Profit Climbs, Lifts FY20 View; Stock Up
Internet Initiative Japan Inc. or IIJ (IIJIY), an Internet-related network services provider, reported Monday that its nine-month profit attributable to owners of the parent grew 75.2 percent to 5.88 …