SmartDrive, a fleet management service startup, has teamed up with Japan’s construction consultancy Nippon Koei to launch a project to help ease traffic congestion in Indonesia. Tokyo-based SmartDrive …
Ministry Of Finance Japan Releases 2021 Budget Outlook
Japan trade balance and current account stay in surplus. Japan central bank balance sheet is spiking as debt to GDP hits record high.
Japan’s New Economic Policy Guru: An Englishman Who Restores Temples
David Atkinson, a former Goldman Sachs analyst who has the ear of the prime minister, urges raising the productivity of Japan’s smaller companies.
I Tried ‘Kakeibo’: The Japanese Art of Saving Money—and It Completely Changed How I Spend My Money
In 2017, I decided to quit my job working for a London publisher and move to Japan. I enjoyed my work and had a great social life, but was craving something new and different. After living in Tokyo …
Ex-Japan PM Abe says sorry over political funding case
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday apologized for denying allegations that his office may have possibly violated Japan’s strict political funding laws and admitted he was unaware …
Lebanon yet to begin probe into Ghosn’s escape: top prosecutor
Authorities in Lebanon have yet to begin their investigation into the escape of former Nissan Motor Co. boss Carlos Ghosn, who jumped bail in Japan and fled to the country late last year, the top …
Iwao Hakamada: Japan’s top court gives retrial hope for man who spent almost 50 years on death row
Japan’s Supreme Court has overturned a ruling blocking the retrial of Iwao Hakamada, and 84-year-old man who spent almost half a century on death row awaiting the hangman’s call over the murder of a …
Ex-Japan PM Abe may be summoned to parliament in funding case – sources
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may be summoned to parliament for questioning by lawmakers amid a row over a possible violation of election funding laws, several government and ruling party …
Honda’s signifies remarkable journey in Bangladesh with new bike
From a humble beginning from a rented factory, to an exclusive plot inside an economic zone, Bangladesh Honda (BHL) has come a long way. As a subsidiary of the Japanese namesake, it celebrated the …
UK’s Octopus Energy valued at $2bn after Japan supply deal
The one-time owner of a London coffee shop now has a paper fortune worth an estimated $155m (£115m) after a deal with a Japanese utility firm valued Octopus Energy, the sustainable energy business he …