Asia’s seaborne thermal coal prices have slumped to four-year lows as the region’s heavyweight buyers China, India and Japan all import less of the power-station fuel.
Threatened by Trump tariffs, Japan walks a delicate tightrope between US and China
Among all U.S. allies being wooed by Beijing in its tariff stare-down with Washington, Japan stands out as a peculiar case.
Japan’s Kato backtracks on US treasuries talk
TOKYO: Japan’s Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato says the country won’t use the sale of its US Treasury holdings in trade talks with Washington, clarifying his previous remarks that suggested they could …
Panel weighs need to update 43 tril. yen Japan defense buildup plan
A panel of experts under the Japanese Defense Ministry is considering a proposal to revise the current defense buildup plan, which al …
Japan Threatens to Use $1 Trillion in US Treasury Holdings as Leverage in Trade Negotiations
A Japanese official issued a veiled threat amid trade talks with the Trump administration, then said the threat was merely a hypothetical conversation. As with most foreign countries that do business …
New Zealand triathlete Wilde in Japan hospital after crash
Twice Olympic triathlon medallist Hayden Wilde is recovering in a Japanese hospital with broken bones and injured lungs after a bike crash, the New Zealander said on social media.
Belluna Lanka: A silent force behind Sri Lanka’s growth story
Belluna Lanka—the Sri Lankan arm of Japan’s Belluna Co. Ltd. (a Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed giant with 50+ years of global expertise) has been a quiet yet powerful driver of investment in the island …
India to benefit at the expense of China amid tariffs: Mark Mobius
Mark Mobius, Chairman of Mobius Emerging Opportunities Fund, shares his bullish view on India, Brazil, Vietnam and Taiwan in emerging markets, as well as Japanese trading houses in the long run.
QatarEnergy negotiating long-term LNG supply deal with Japanese companies
This agreement would involve the provision of at least 3mtpa of LNG, sourced from QatarEnergy’s North Field expansion project.
Japan prepared to use its role as America’s largest creditor as leverage in Trump trade talks
No country holds more provable Treasury debt than Japan with roughly $1.1 trillion, equivalent to a quarter of its entire economy.