Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft is targeting a small near-Earth asteroid as part of its extended mission — and you could help name the space rock. The asteroid, designated 2001 CC21, or 98943, is roughly …
CityLab Daily: Muji Revives Japan’s Danchi Housing to Tackle Loneliness
Since 2012, the iconic Japanese homeware company Muji has been helping modernize Japan’s vast but aging post-war apartment complexes, known as danchi, in a bid to make them more attractive to younger …
This Luxury Hotel Brand Is Opening Its First Hotel In Japan
Nestled amongst Kyoto’s picturesque alleyways, tea shops and temples, Six Senses Kyoto will officially open its doors for the first time in Japan at the end of April. Set in a prime location within …
Japan corporate capex jumps, likely swinging revised GDP to expansion
Ministry of Finance data showed on Monday. The data will be used to calculate revised gross domestic product figures due on March 11. Preliminary estimates last month showed Japan’s economy contracted …
Stock market today: Japan’s Nikkei tops 40,000, as investors await China political meeting
Asian stocks were mostly higher Monday ahead of China’s top annual political gathering, while Japan’s benchmark surpassed the 40,000 level for the first time. Japan’s Nikkei 225 share index rose to 40 …
Japan corporate capex jumps, paving way for BOJ exit from stimulus
the Ministry of Finance data showed on Monday. The data will be used to calculate revised gross domestic product figures due on March 11. Preliminary estimates last month showed Japan fell in …
Japan’s capital spending jumps 16.4% in Oct.-Dec., in boost to GDP
Capital spending by Japanese companies surged 16.4 percent in the October-December quarter from a year earlier, the Finance Ministry …
Japan’s First Sovereign Climate Transition Bonds Debut
Last month, Japan issued the world’s first sovereign climate transition bonds, called Japan Climate Transition Bonds. The new model is designed to incentivize the Japanese private sector to transition …
Japan antitrust watchdog to warn Nissan over underpaying contractors-media
TOKYO, March 4 (Reuters) – Nissan Motor (7201.T), opens new tab on Monday said it was awaiting a final report from Japan’s antitrust watchdog, which local media reported had found the automaker …
Japan’s J-Power Makes Takeover Offer for $249 Million-Valued Genex Power
SYDNEY—An Australian company that wants to repurpose two abandoned gold pits in eastern Australia as a renewable-energy generator has become a takeover target for one of Japan’s largest electricity …