Mr. Abe has been prime minister for nearly eight consecutive years, a significant feat in a country accustomed to high turnover in the top job.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the nation’s longest serving premier, is set to resign, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday.
Black Lives Matter pushes Japan to confront racism
To many Japanese, racism towards black people has long been considered something that happens in the US or Europe, not at home. But when the death of George Floyd in the US sparked a wave of protests …
Vanguard closing Japan, Hong Kong operations; focusing Asia operations on China
Its new Asian headquarters will be in Shanghai, though the closures will occur gradually over the six months to two years and an undisclosed number of layoffs will take place.
Japan insurer Sompo steers into self-driving with Tier IV stake
TOKYO — Sompo Holdings will invest 9.8 billion yen ($92 million) for an 18% stake in Japan’s largest self-driving systems company, Nagoya-based Tier IV, a deal that the company expects to help it …
Chipmaker Kioxia to raise up to $3.6bn in Japan IPO
Kioxia Holdings, the memory chip business sold by Toshiba two years ago in an effort to avert financial disaster, will raise up to ¥378bn ($3.6bn) in Tokyo’s biggest stock market listing this year.
Tomatoes? A scrunchie? Japan perplexed by Osaka World Expo logo
Design comprises an imperfect ring made up of a dozen bouncing red blobs – some with googly eyes …
Top Japan government spokesman signals push to re-open economy, boost stimulus
Japan wants to avert another state of emergency and needs to consider more stimulus to revive the economy, the government’s top spokesman said, signalling Tokyo’s resolve to focus on re-opening …
BOJ’s Suzuki says Japan banks could see spike in COVID-related credit costs
Japanese financial institutions may see credit costs balloon to levels hit during the global financial crisis if a second and third wave of coronavirus infections hammer the economy, Bank of Japan …
Morgan Stanley-Run ESG Fund Is Biggest Japan Debut in 20 Years
A bet on ESG and a rush among Japanese investors to own foreign stocks, particularly in the technology space, has proved to be a winning combination for a fund managed by Morgan Stanley Investment …