How a sparsely populated nation came to dominate Japan’s most well-known traditional sport – including an epic comeback story.
A hit TV drama poses questions for corporate Japan
For about a week now, pharmacies around Japan have placed little handwritten signs on barren shelves, noting the sudden absence of povidone-iodine gargling solutions and apologetically blaming …
Philippines to Begin Clinical Trials for Japan’s Virus Drug
The Philippines will begin clinical trials for the Japanese antiviral drug Avigan as treatment for Covid-19 in Southeast Asia’s worst outbreak.
KKR and Carlyle Are Betting on a Resurgence in Japan Dealmaking
“Corporate demand for consultation over future business models has been growing quite strongly” Kazuhiro Yamada, head of Carlyle’s Japan buyout advisory team, said in an interview. The firm …
Japan’s Economy Seen Taking Four Years to Regain Lost Ground
Japan’s economy won’t recover ground lost during the pandemic until the year starting April 2024, according to a gloomier-than-consensus analysis by a Japanese think tank that highlights the long-term …
Covid-19 Brings Japan’s ‘Peter Pan Economy’ Down To Earth
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda had argued in 2015 that the key to reanimating Asia’s second-biggest economy was for tens of millions of Japanese to believe in a little magic. Five years on, …
News Navigator: What are government bonds and why is Japan taking on debt?
The Mainichi Shimbun answers common questions readers may have about government bonds in Japan and why Japan continues to issue them.
Alex Goode: Saracens full-back signs new deal but will spend next season in Japan
Full-back Alex Goode extends his Saracens contract until 2023, but will spend next season on loan at Japanese side NEC Green Rockets.
Japan faces World War Two anniversary in shadow of coronavirus
In a 4 1/2-minute radio speech on Aug. 15, 1945, Emperor Hirohito announced Japan’s surrender in World War Two, telling his subjects he had resolved to pave the way for peace by “enduring the …
Japan faces WW2 anniversary in shadow of coronavirus
In a 4 1/2-minute radio speech on Aug. 15, 1945, Emperor Hirohito announced Japan’s surrender in World War Two, telling his subjects he had resolved to pave the way for peace by “enduring the …