Beijing is flexing its might to show its displeasure with the Japanese leader’s comments about defending Taiwan, but its aggressive approach risks backfiring.
Japan’s record deals and carve-outs attract UK investor Apax Partners
TOKYO — U.K. private equity firm Apax Partners is looking at buyout deals in Japan, seeing opportunity after three straight years where the Nikkei Stock Average has risen 20% or more, with mergers …
Trump Tariffs Push Japan’s Economy Into Contraction
The Japanese economy shrank by 1.8 percent compared to the same quarter last year, as U.S. tariffs dampened automobile exports and prompted a bleak outlook for growth.
Japan dispatches envoy to China as tensions soar
Kanai is expected to lodge a protest over a threatening social media post by China’s consul general in Osaka in response to Takaichi’s comments, but will also use the visit to urge Beijing to refrain from any further action that would worsen relations, according to Japanese media.
Volcano erupts in southern Japan, ash plume sparks safety warnings in Kagoshima and Miyazaki
A volcano in southern Japan erupted early Sunday sending a plume of ash and smoke into the sky and prompting a warning over ashfall.Sakurajima, one of
Japan tourism-exposed stocks sink as China issues travel warning after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Japan’s tourism-related stocks fell amid a worsening diplomatic standoff between the two nations Beijing issued a travel and study alert for Chinese citizens considering going to Japan.Japan’s tourism …
Japan sends envoy to China in bid to calm escalating spat-media
A senior Japanese diplomat will head to China on Monday, Japanese media reported, as Tokyo tries to calm an escalating diplomatic spat over Taiwan that is straining relations between the East Asian …
The challenges awaiting Japan’s new finance minister
Satsuki Katayama’s shattering of another glass ceiling last month puts her in charge of selling Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s “responsible and proactive fiscal policy.” …
China urges citizens not to visit Japan over Taiwan row
China has urged its citizens not to travel to Japan and summoned the country’s ambassador in Beijing over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments on Taiwan. China and Japan have been locked in an …
China Escalates Japan Feud With Island Patrols and Warnings to Citizens
China sent Coast Guard ships near disputed islands and warned travelers and students about safety risks in Japan. The escalation is over comments on Taiwan by Japan’s new prime minister.