The fact that only four Japanese firms will be shifting their production base to Malaysia, in contrast to 15 companies to Vietnam following Japan’s recent decision to pay for the “China exodus”, …
Japan wins deal for nearly $2bn LNG power plant in Myanmar
YANGON/TOKYO — Trading houses Marubeni, Sumitomo Corp. and Mitsui & Co. will build a liquefied natural gas-fired power plant in Myanmar, one of the biggest investments by Japanese companies in …
Japanese envoy to investors: Explore investment opportunities in Bangladesh
Urging the Japanese investors to explore diverse investment opportunities in Bangladesh, Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ito Naoki on Thursday said that the country’s landscape will be transformed …
U.S. says son of ex-Nissan boss Ghosn made cryptocurrency payments for escape from Japan
The son of former Nissan Motor Co chairman Carlos Ghosn made about $500,000 in cryptocurrency payments to one of the two Massachusetts men who helped him escape from Japan, U.S. prosecutors …
U.S in talks with Japan about Marine force overhaul, says commander
The United States has begun talks with Japan about deploying mobile U.S. Marine units in Okinawa armed with anti-ship and air defence missiles that would work closely with Japanese forces on islands …
Q & A: Kumiko Zimmerman, The First Japanese Woman To Own And Operate A Tequila Company
Don Sueños has not only garnered attention for its high-quality tequila, but also for its dedication to charitable causes.
North Korea ‘ghost ships’ washed up in Japan because of China’s ‘dark’ fishing fleet, NGO says
The dead just kept coming in 2017. Now, a new report by international nonprofit Global Fishing Watch explains why.
Japan’s capital sets new daily record of 366 coronavirus infections
More than 300 new coronavirus infections have been reported in Japan’s capital of Tokyo, domestic media said on Thursday. The daily figure was a record, topping the previous high of 293 cases reported …
China’s V-shaped recovery is good news for Japanese stocks: Wisdom Tree
Jesper Koll of WisdomTree Investments says China’s economic rebound will pull profits higher for many Japanese companies.
Indonesia’s horticultural products more expensive than neighbors, says Japan’s Nanyang
Indonesian frozen horticultural product prices were 40 percent higher than those from neighboring countries like Thailand and Vietnam, because of high production costs and small production scale.