The Rugby World Cup held in Japan last year was the most economically successful World Cup to date, attracting some 242,000 international visitors and adding £2.3 billion ($2.9 billion) to the country …
Japan’s Success in Curbing COVID-19 Cases Now Hampers Search for Cures
Clinical trials are underway for more than a dozen potential vaccines, including at least six in China, but Japan’s first human trials are expected to start next month. In development of treatments, …
Bit nifty: Japan builds world’s fastest computer
A Japanese supercomputer has been crowned the world’s fastest by beating its closest American competitor in a competition usually dominated by China and the US.Fugaku, developed by the Riken institute …
Japan’s AGM pile-up is good news for shareholder activists
For those who like a handy number that makes corporate Japan and the Tokyo market seem collusive, unapologetic and brazenly rigged against shareholders, this Friday provides a strong contender. Almost …
Japan Radically Increased Immigration—and No One Protested
To cope with demographic challenges and labor shortages, Japan’s right-wing government has boosted immigration. How did it avoid the political backlash plaguing the West?
Lack of global vision could lead to ‘the death of rugby in Japan’
Administrators need to realise that the way rugby is marketed needs to change beginning with a calendar that works for all …
Japan city to rename area of islands disputed with China
A local council in southern Japan voted Monday to rename an area including islands disputed with China and Taiwan, a move Beijing denounced as illegal and a “serious provocation”. The local assembly o …
China, Taiwan Protest Japan’s Renaming of Islands Area in East China Sea
The rival governments of China and Taiwan have both lashed out at Japan after it renamed an administrative area overseeing a disputed set of islands in the East China Sea. Lawmakers in the …
Japan Industry Group May Penalize Banks Breaking Debt Sale Rules
A Japanese financial industry group is planning to craft guidelines to boost transparency in the nation’s corporate bond issuance market, where new offerings often go partially unsold without the …
Women’s World Cup: Japan withdraws bid three days before vote
The Japanese Association withdraws its 2023 Women’s World Cup bid, three days before a Fifa vote to determine the hosts.