The Japanese government established a new organization on Tuesday to review its subsidies and taxation as part of Prime Minister Sana …
Spat With China Becomes an Asset for Japan’s New Leader
Japan’s prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, is not backing off from comments about Taiwan that enraged China. Many of Japan’s voters like her stance.
Korea to attend Asean plus 3 vice finance ministers’ meeting in Hong Kong
Korea, China, Japan and Asean will hold a meeting of vice finance ministers and senior central bank officials in Hong Kong this week to discuss ways to enhance financial cooperation, Seoul’s finance …
Japan launches DOGE-inspired office to cut budget waste
The Japanese team will not aim to overhaul government organisations, said the country’s Finance Minister. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
UAE and Japanese financial institutions buy big stakes in Indian banks
Global financial institutions, particularly from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Japan, are buying big stakes in Indian banks as the government relaxes restrictions on foreign entities acquiring …
China and Japan Are in a Showdown, With Trump in the Middle
With Japan’s new leader refusing to back down from China’s show of force and claims on Taiwan, Xi Jinping picks up the phone to try to pry the U.S.-Japan alliance apart.
Japan fires back at ‘unsubstantiated’ Chinese letter to UN
WASHINGTON – Japan has dismissed a Chinese letter to the United Nations accusing Tokyo of threatening armed intervention over Taiwan as “inconsistent with the facts and unsubstantiated”. Read more at straitstimes.
Trump wades into China and Japan’s escalating dispute over Taiwan
The president has spoken with the leaders of both countries as they spar over remarks the Japanese prime minister made about the Beijing-claimed island.
America’s Secret WWII OSS Mission in Vietnam to Arm Ho Chi Minh Against Japan
In the final months of World War II, a small team of American commandos parachuted into the mountains of northern Vietnam to train Ho Chi Minh’s guerrillas to fight Japan. They were members of the OSS …
Expert: Impact on business of Japan-China rift likely to persist
An expert on Japanese business in China says the commercial impact of the current Japan-China row may persist for some time. He says concerted efforts to promote exchange are needed to improve the …