Two more rulings in Japanese district courts have added weight to the push for same-sex marriage to be legalised. This week, courts in Tokyo and Sapporo ruled the nation’s current ban was …
Singapore’s PCG to reopen fund for luxury Japan ski resort as weak yen beckons
Patience Capital Group, the Singapore-based investor behind a $1.42 billion luxury ski project in northern Japan, is in talks to reopen its fund to new investors eager to get in before tightening by …
Japan’s money markets gird for end of negative rates
Speculators betting on a historic monetary policy shift in Japan expect money markets will be upended by potential new deposit rules and are crowding into bets against short-dated bonds. Yields on one …
Japan High Court Rules Ban on Same-Sex Marriage Unconstitutional
The High Court in Japan’s northern city of Sapporo ruled in favor of three couples who sued against the country’s ban on same-sex marriage, adding to earlier legal victories for the LGBTQ community.
KKR Is Keen to Buy Japan Real Estate Even After BOJ Raises Rates
KKR & Co. plans to keep buying real estate assets in Japan even if the central bank raises interest rates for the first time since 2007.
A Tale of Two Chip Plants: Delayed in U.S., On Time in Japan
The plant, operated by TSMC subsidiary Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing, is set to start mass production this year on schedule.Across the Pacific in Phoenix, TSMC is also building a …
Japan’s overworked, underpaid truckers left behind in wage bonanza
As Japan’s big companies prepare to hand out their heftiest pay hikes in decades, trucking firm owner Ikuko Sakata feels like she inhabits a different reality.
U.S. and Japanese forces to resume Osprey flights in Japan following fatal crash
Japanese officials say the U.S. and Japanese militaries will resume flights of Osprey aircraft in Japan after completing necessary maintenance and training following a fatal crash last November.
Commercial rocket seeking to be Japan’s first to boost satellite into orbit is blown up right after liftoff
Japanese company Space One is probing what went wrong after it was forced to explode a rocket shortly after liftoff on a mission meant to be Japan’s first private sector success at putting a satellite …
Sooner, or later? Stakes are high for Chinese summit with Japan and South Korea – but not urgent
Lengthy delay in trilateral dialogue between the three neighbours signals meeting is not a priority for the leaders.