The Shinzo Abe era of Japanese politics came to a sudden end in August with the surprise announcement that Japan’s longest-serving prime minister was …
Factbox: Growth ahead of fiscal reform – Japan PM hopeful Suga’s key policies
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga and two other candidates started their campaigns this week to succeed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as the leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party …
Japan’s Suga vows to put growth ahead of fiscal reform, stay course on Abenomics
Yoshihide Suga, on course to become Japan’s next prime minister, said he would maintain incumbent premier Shinzo Abe’s policy prioritizing economic growth over efforts to fix the country’s tattered …
After Push to Empower Women, Japan Can’t Find One to Be Premier
Almost eight years after Shinzo Abe pledged to use the powers of the prime minister’s office to help Japanese women “shine,” he’s leaving without a single female candidate to replace him.The three con …
Japanese investors shifting to Vietnam to diversify supply chain
Hung Le/ Saigontimes Japanese investment in Vietnam has steadily increased over several years, the trend would continue in the coming years as Japanese investors consider Vietnam as an attractive …
Japan’s fractured opposition unites as Suga set to succeed Shinzo Abe as prime minister
Eight years after Japan’s Democratic Party was ousted and began unravelling, opposition groups are once again unifying for a general election that could come soon, but they face an uphill battle to …
Women Need Not Apply as Japan’s Most Powerful Job Comes Open
Almost eight years after Shinzo Abe pledged to use the powers of the prime minister’s office to help Japanese women “shine,” he’s leaving without a single female candidate to replace him.The three con …
Will Japan and South Korea Benefit From Hong Kong’s Troubles?
Both countries face such challenges as heavy tax burdens, bloated government and monolingualism. But their governments are implementing policies to make them more attractive to foreign companies.
Huawei says Japan ‘extremely important’ after 50% rise in procurement
Huawei Technologies revealed in late August that procurement from Japanese suppliers grew by more than 50 per cent last year while the US tightened trade restrictions on the Chinese telecom equipment …
Op-Ed: Abe’s resignation could leave Japan less secure — and destabilize its U.S. alliance
The exit of Shinzo Abe, the only G-7 leader with a consistently positive relationship with Trump, could damage Japan’s security and its U.S. alliance.