Former Japan Business Federation head Hiroshi Okuda, who also served as president and chairman of Toyota Motor Corp., has died, accor …
Terra Drone to Launch Japan-Made Drone Battery Business
Terra Drone will mass-produce Japan-made drone batteries with cylindrical cells for defense and industrial customers.
Japan envoy honors ex-finance chief Purisima
• Japanese Ambassador Endo Kazuya hosted on Monday a reception to congratulate former trade and finance secretary Cesar Purisima on his conferment of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star.
Strong wind and heavy rain forecast as tropical storm approaches Japan
The season’s 15th storm is expected to make landfall in Ibaraki and Fukushima prefectures as it heads toward the Sea of Japan.
North Korea condemns Japan’s white paper, calling it ‘re-invasion paper’
SEOUL, Aug 11 (Reuters) – In a commentary carried by KCNA titled “Japan’s defense white paper is a reinvasion-minded one for the legalization of the operation of war machine,” a North Korean analyst …
Japan’s Future Emperor Gives His First Official Speech at Age 19
Prince Hisahito of Japan delivered his first official public address at a Boy Scout jamboree in Hiroshima and laid flowers at the atomic bomb memorial, marking his first solo engagements outside …
Japan posts first current account deficit in nearly 1-1/2 years
By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO, Aug 10 (Reuters) – Japan recorded a current account deficit in June for the first time in 17 months, data from the finance ministry showed on Monday, as robust investment in …
Japan’s executives call for FX stability as weak yen intensify import-cost pressure
By Kentaro Okasaka and Maki Shiraki TOKYO, Aug 10 (Reuters) – Japanese executives are increasingly warning that currency swings and a persistently weak yen pose risks to the economy, highlighting …
Japan taps public-private funds for shipbuilding, eyeing next-generation vessels
As Japan depends on overseas sources for critical goods such as energy and food, its shipbuilding industry is essential to the country’s economic security.
China’s exports of key tungsten material to Japan stay at zero
China’s exports to Japan of a key material used to produce tungsten, a critical metal, have been at zero since January. Tungsten is used in a wide range of industries.