Large Japanese manufacturers became slightly more optimistic about their business conditions in the second quarter despite tariff concerns, reviving rate-hike expectations.
Trump tariffs live updates: Trump threatens to send Japan new tariff rate; EU open to universal tariffs
President Trump’s self-imposed July 9 deadline on tariffs is fast approaching, with the president and top administration officials providing mixed signals on its malleability while countries race to …
Trump tariffs live updates: Trump threatens to send Japan new tariff rate; EU open to universal tariffs
President Trump’s self-imposed July 9 deadline on tariffs is fast approaching, with the president and top administration officials providing mixed signals on its malleability while countries race to …
Japan’s Towa eyes third chip tool plant in South Korea amid AI boom
CHEONAN, South Korea — Buoyed by strong demand brought about by the generative AI boom, Japanese chip tool maker Towa is considering further expanding its production capacity in South Korea, where it …
Trump threatens Japan with new tariffs, claiming it won’t buy America’s rice
President Donald Trump is threatening to impose higher tariffs on Japanese exports to the United States over what he claims is the country’s unwillingness to buy American-grown rice. “They won …
Trump Says Japan Will Get ‘Letter’ Outlining New Tariff Rate
The U.S. is preparing to send Japan a letter outlining a new tariff rate for the nation, President Trump said Monday, despite months of intensive negotiations between the countries aimed at averting …
China lifts a nearly 2-year ban on seafood from Japan over Fukushima wastewater
China has reopened its market to seafood from Japan after a nearly two-year ban over the discharge of slightly radioactive wastewater from the tsunami-destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant.
As property prices soar, ‘death tainted’ homes find buyers in Japan
In Japan it used to be hard to find takers for homes where a death had occurred. But as property prices soar, more buyers are finding that discounted prices make up for a fear of restless spirits.
Haunted Houses Sizzle in Japan’s Hot Property Market
Kazutoshi Kodama inspects ‘misfortunate properties’ in Japan, where psychological distress may occur due to past deaths on site. Rising real estate prices now attract buyers to these stigmatized homes …
In Japan, ‘haunted’ homes with dark histories start to attract new buyers
Once shunned, ‘misfortunate properties’ – the sites of murders or suicides – are becoming hot commodities in Japan’s surging property market.