As Japanese automakers slow production, Thailand is banking on investment from China to build up its EV manufacturing base.
Hyundai launches $18,000 EV in Japan to penetrate EV-wary market
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor said on Friday it will introduce the cheapest compact electric car in Japan, to penetrate a market dominated by local auto giants with established hybrid petrol-electric …
Recent record flu cases in Japan overwhelm hospitals, drugmakers
Influenza is affecting hundreds of thousands of people in Japan and rising rapidly among that nation’s population of 124.5 million and overwhelming many healthcare providers and drugmakers.
From Japan to St. Lucia, here’s where airfare is falling in 2025
International airfare is falling this year over last, while domestic U.S. tickets are more expensive, according to Hopper. Airlines have increased capacity to popular destinations like Japan from the U.
Joe Biden’s mixed legacy on Japan
W ITHIN 24 HOURS on January 6th, two events took place that encapsulate the mixed legacy Joe Biden will leave in America’s relationship with Japan. That afternoon North Korea tested an intermediate-range ballistic missile,
China’s bond market is signaling worry over a possible decades-long economic downturn
China’s bond yields have plunged to all-time lows in recent weeks, drawing parallels to Japan’s “lost decades,” a long period of economic stagnation.
China’s tumbling bond yields intensify ‘Japanification’ risks
China, the global growth engine for the last 20 years, now boasts lower long-term bond yields than Japan, the former poster child for deflationary economic stagnation. This may signal that the …
Alleged Yakuza leader admits trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar
An alleged leader from Japan’s Yakuza crime syndicate has pleaded guilty to trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar as part of a global web of trades in drugs, weapons and laundered cash, according …
Wide range of Japanese firms see need to hike wages, BOJ says
A wide range of Japanese firms see the need to continue raising wages due to structural labour shortages, the Bank of Japan said on Thursday.
DBS: ‘more vitality in capital markets’ is what’s needed to revive consumer and business confidence in China
Taimur Baig of DBS Group Research discusses the challenges facing the Chinese economy. He says Beijing’s stimulus measures so far haven’t been targeted at the right place, but China isn’t Japan in the …