Finance leaders from Japan, the United States and South Korea are discussing whether to hold their first trilateral meeting on the sidelines of this week’s IMF and G20 gatherings, Japan’s top currency …
OpenAI bids for Japan business as it opens Tokyo office
Microsoft backed artificial intelligence startup OpenAI made a pitch for business in Japan on Monday as it opened its first Asia office in Tokyo. The startup, which has caused excitement among …
The Shop of Japanese Kitchen Knives
Bjorn Heiberg is a Canadian man who runs a popular shop in Osaka Prefecture, Japan that sells Japanese kitchen knives. Mr. Heiberg’s success is owed to how he runs his business: with heart and passion …
On Himalayan Hillsides Grows Japan’s Cold, Hard Cash
A shrub in impoverished Nepal now supplies the raw material for the bank notes used in Asia’s most sophisticated financial system.
Japan Posts 7.7% Growth in Machinery Orders
In a striking development that looks set to invigorate Japans economic prospects, a key gauge of capital spending in the country has seen its most significant jump in over a year. According to Cabinet …
Japan’s Suzuki: Watching FX moves closely
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Monday that he is … State Manufacturing Index are eyed for short-term impetus. CPI numbers due in the UK, Japan, Canada and New Zealand. China to …
Climate investors target Japan’s top banks, this time on board oversight, sources say
A coalition of climate groups filed shareholder proposals with Japan’s top three banks, including Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, calling for stricter board oversight of climate-related risk, people …
India a country with most business potential: Japanese printing giant Fujifilm
Fujifilm sees India as a high-potential market, considering R&D outsourcing and sustainability initiatives. The company discusses advanced commercial …
On GPS: Why Japan is one of America’s most pivotal allies
Fareed talks to US Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel about how the US and Japan can continue their cooperation on trade, technology and security — even under a possible Trump presidency.
The rusting Philippine ship forcing Joe Biden and his Asia allies to focus on China
A rusting vessel stranded on a reef in the South China Sea was likely among the geopolitical flashpoints under scrutiny when Joe Biden held historic summits with his Japanese and Philippine …