While in government and in the private sector, he advised Japanese prime ministers on how to manage the relationship between the two economic giants.
Japan businesses reopen as govt eyes end to emergency measures in some regions
As Japan prepares to ease coronavirus restrictions in some parts of the country, a growing number of the country’s businesses are planning to resume operations despite concerns that isolation …
Pandemic sets Japan on course for deep recession as spending, services plunge
Japan’s household spending plunged in March and service-sector activity shrank at a record pace in April, reinforcing expectations that the coronavirus pandemic is tipping the world’s third-largest …
British & Irish Lions want home date with Japan
The British & Irish Lions are still planning to face Japan in a send-off Test match before next year’s tour to South Africa despite Warren Gatland floating the idea of a “decider” against New Zealand …
Three US Marines subdue disruptive passenger on Japan-to-Texas flight: report
Three fast-responding U.S. Marines are being credited with subduing a disruptive passenger Monday during a flight from Tokyo to Dallas.
Coronavirus-Wary Japan Tries to Take Business Card Ritual Online
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s time-honoured ritual of exchanging business cards face-to-face is under pressure as the government promotes a “new lifestyle” to combat the coronavirus. Experts this week …
These three Marines stepped in to restrain an unruly passenger on a flight from Japan
Three US Marines stepped in to detain a passenger who allegedly made threatening comments during a flight from Japan to Texas.
NASA Satellite Image Shows Forested Grid Pattern In Japan’s Hokkaido
The ‘checkerboard’ pattern, which can be seen even under thick snow, was deliberately made to protect grasslands and animals from harsh weather.
Japan computer-savvy teen designs app to fight pandemic
Kato has designed an iPhone software application that uses GPS so individuals can keep their own records of their whereabouts in their mobile phone, to help with such contact tracing. Under Japan’s …
This Drug May Cause Birth Defects. Japan’s Pushing It for Coronavirus.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is urging the world to fight the epidemic using a Japanese-made medication, though there is little evidence that it works.