While a trade deal more favorable to the U.S. was negotiated, Trump didn’t make any major moves to withdraw U.S. forces from Japan. But that may have been a function of Abe’s bear hug of the president …
Yoshihide Suga emerging as favourite to become Japan’s prime minister
Chief cabinet secretary to confirm rumours he will join race to succeed Shinzo Abe …
You’re Going to Want to Join this Odyssey Through Postwar Japan
Asha Lemmie’s sprawling, thought-provoking debut novel, “Fifty Words for Rain” will give you 50 reasons to cancel the rest of your day.
Who’s next? Abe’s party maneuvers to pick Japan’s next PM
With Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announcing his plans to step down due to health reasons, members of his ruling party are furiously maneuvering ahead of an internal vote that will ultimately decide his …
Bangladesh’s forex reserves cross $39bn for first time
An increase in inward remittances and exports topped with $300 million from the Japan International Cooperation Agency boosted the reserves to a new high, said Kazi Rafiqul Hassan, general manager of …
Japan’s next premier to find pandemic eroding job market gains made by ‘Abenomics’
Whoever succeeds Shinzo Abe as Japan’s prime minister will be confronted with growing signs that the job market is deteriorating in an economy laid low by the coronavirus pandemic.
What next for Japan’s wealthy travellers?
But for wealthy Japanese, this will not be enough. Fortunately, they too will almost certainly find what they want — as long as investors seize the opportunity. Indeed, an example of what can be done …
Nippon Steel to seek M&As overseas, but not in Japan: president
Japan’s top steelmaker Nippon Steel Corp is seeking overseas mergers and acquisitions (M&As) but not for further M&A deals at home, its president, Eiji Hashimoto, said on Tuesday.
Japan’s karaoke bars adapt to the Covid era
It was not that, within a couple of weeks, the karaoke pangs of friends and contacts were overpowering. And it wasn’t that the plight of Japan’s tens of thousands of karaoke establishments …
Commentary: Japan’s longest serving PM has run out of time on unfinished business
It is extremely unlikely Abe could achieve his long-cherished goals even if he served the full length of his term, says an observer.