Flash Japan PMI signals a further sharp decline in output, led by accelerating downturn in manufacturing. Trade weakness hit demand for Japanese goods and servi …
Japan defence minister says strike capability an option to counter missile threat
Japan’s Minister of Defence Taro Kono said on Thursday that acquiring weapons that would let Japan strike enemy missile bases was an option Japan will consider as a way to bolster its ballistic …
Why Japan Decided to Scrap a Key U.S. Missile Defense System
The council made its decision Wednesday, and now the government will need to enter negotiations with the U.S. about what to do with payments and the purchase contract already made for the Aegis Ashore …
Where a chief concierge likes to eat Sichuan and Cantonese, and all Chinese classics in Hong Kong and Macau
From five-star hotel food to humble dai pai dong seafood, from Sichuan to Peking Duck, Mike Yuen loves all kinds of Chinese food. He is also a fan of Japanese French fusion at Somm and Macanese food …
Japan business lobby expresses concern over US work visa halt
TOKYO (Kyodo) — The head of Japan’s most powerful business lobby expressed concern Wednesday over the United States’ decision to halt the issuance of certain work visas this year, saying the …
Taiwan Investigates Possible First Local Virus Case in Two Months
Taiwan has put more than 100 people under quarantine while it investigates its first possible local case of coronavirus infection in more than two months, a Japanese woman who tested positive last …
Did the Brave Marines At This Lonely Outpost Delay Imperial Japan’s Advance By More than a Month?
December 1941, the 400 U.S. Marines who called the island outpost of Wake home stood a lonely sentinel in the watery Central Pacific wilderness, like a cavalry fort in an oceanic version of the …
China warns Japan against new military plans
China warned Japan against pursuing a new national security strategy following reports of discussions at Tokyo’s National Security Council.
Olympus says to sell camera business to Japan Industrial Partners
Japan’s Olympus Corp 7733.T said on Wednesday it had agreed to sell its loss-making camera business dating back 84 years to Japan Industrial Partners In …
POLL-Pandemic to sink Japan business mood to lowest since 2009 global financial crisis
Business sentiment among Japan’s big manufacturers in the second quarter likely tanked to levels last seen during the 2009 global financial crisis as the coronavirus pandemic crushed global demand and …