Japan and Britain signed a bilateral free trade deal Friday in the the first such major post-Brexit deal, reducing tariffs on Yorkshire lamb sold in Japan, as well as auto parts for Japan ’s Nissan …
Japan’s unorthodox household goods champion rides a pandemic boom
Iris Ohyama, whose goods are ubiquitous in Japanese homes, has relied on its usual offbeat methods during the COVID-19 pandemic and U.S.-China trade tensions to ride the teleworking wave and bring …
Japan to ease curbs on business travellers for stays of up to 3 days
TOKYO • Japan will ease entry restrictions on business travellers for stays of up to three days, in a bid to revive economic activity after visits from abroad ground to a halt due to the coronavirus …
US policy toward North Korea under Joe Biden: pageantry out, pragmatism in
Analysts and experts said a Democratic administration would favour working-level diplomacy with Kim Jong-un, and would include more policy coordination with South Korea and Japan.
Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy to freeze development of SpaceJet regional jet: sources
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will freeze development of its SpaceJet regional jet as the COVID-19 pandemic squeezes finances and erodes prospects for Japan’s first passenger aircraft in half a …
US, China’s Geopolitical Battle for Asia Shapes New Power Dynamic for Region
“The urgency with which Australia and I think India and Japan have committed themselves to strengthening the Quad is significant,” Hervé Lemahieu told Newsweek, “and that’s because the threat …
Finance and Foreign Policy Mix When China and Japan Lock Horns
Though much discussion about geopolitical influence in Asia centres on U.S.-China conflict, Tokyo is the real financial challenger to Beijing.
Japan faces rising defaults if virus downturn is prolonged, warns BoJ
Rising defaults will threaten Japan’s financial system if the Covid-19 downturn is prolonged, the Bank of Japan has warned in its closely watched Financial System Report. But so far there has been no …
Japan weighs easing coronavirus rule for short business trips from abroad
Japan is considering exempting businesspeople entering Japan on a 72-hour or less short stay from the country’s quarantine period requirement, provided the …
Japan to ease entry for foreign business travelers on 3-day stays
The Japanese government will allow business travelers who plan to stay no more than 72 hours to enter the country without quarantining, Nikkei has learned, as it eases up on COVID-19 restrictions in …