A group of Korean business leaders met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo, Monday, to discuss bilateral economic cooperation between the two countries amid the intensifying political dispute over Naver’s possible divestment from Line,
Japan’s SoftBank Group trims investment losses but remains in red for fiscal year
SoftBank Group trimmed its losses for the fiscal year through March to about a quarter of the red ink it racked up a year earlier, as its investment losses declined, the Japanese technology company …
Biz leaders of S. Korea, Japan, China to gather in Seoul to discuss cooperation
Business leaders of South Korea, Japan and China plan to convene in Seoul this month to discuss regional economic cooperation and strengthen exchanges, according to industry sources Monday. According …
POLL Japan economy expected to shrink in Q1 due to weak consumption
Japan’s economy likely contracted an annualised 1.5% in the January-March quarter as all key drivers of growth slumped due to an uncertain outlook, a Reuters poll showed, which will probably set back …
Exclusive: Japan’s military needs more women. But it’s still failing on harassment.
As Japan embarks on a major military build-up, it’s struggling to fill its ranks with the women that its forces need and its policymakers have pledged to recruit.
South Korea’s increasing need for self-defense
Koreans have a unique language and alphabet central to their cultural identity. Geographically, the Korean Peninsula serves as a bridge between mainland China and the islands of Japan, linking oceans and continents.
Teleworking in Japan shrinks after COVID, hybrid working on rise: Government survey
By region, the teleworking rate in the greater Tokyo area was 28 per cent, followed by 15 per cent in the Kinki region covering Osaka and Kyoto, 13.3 per cent in the Chukyo region centered on Nagoya, and 8.8 per cent in other regional cities. (ANI/WAM)
Yen’s fall highlights Japan’s overreliance on overseas tech giants
Japan’s digital services industry have been strained by the yen’s depreciation, which has caused costs to surge and squeezed profits. The reliance on overseas service providers is part of Japan’s “digital deficit,” which has sent wealth abroad.
Sake takes UK by storm as Japan’s national drink goes mainstream
No longer just drunk for courage at karaoke clubs, the ‘food-friendly’ rice spirit is becoming a first choice of connoisseurs
Navy Investigating After Terrifying Incident Appears to Unfold Above USS Ronald Reagan at Japan’s Yokosuka Naval Base
The Reagan, which has since departed the Yokosuka base for eventual arrival at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Washington, was shown in an X post on April 4 along with the USS Blue Ridge, an amphibious command ship, and some destroyers plus images of the local coastline.