Japanese golfers Shiho Kuwaki and Nasa Hataoka shared the top of the leaderboard with a two-stroke lead after the second round of the LPGA’s Japan Classic on Friday. Kuwaki carded her second straight round of 7-under 65,
‘Perfect Days’ Wins Best Film at Asia Pacific Screen Awards as Japan, Korea, Kazakh Titles Dominate
Perfect Days’ wins best film prize as the Asia Pacific Screen Awards winners list is dominated by Japanese, Korean and Kazakh titles.
All Blacks captain Cane to play season in Japan
New Zealand captain Sam Cane will play a season for Japanese side Suntory Sungoliath following the disappointment of the World Cup final. The 31-year-old was sent off for a high tackle in the 12-11 loss to South Africa in October’s sin France. He has …
China State Media Cries Foul Over Growing Japan-Philippines Defense Ties
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is heading to the Philippines Friday to pitch a new security arrangement for the countries, both of which are facing territorial challenges from an increasingly assertive China. Washington views both U.S. allies as …
Exclusive: Weak yen forces Japan to shrink historic military spending plan
A collapse in the yen is forcing Japan to scale back a historic five-year, 43.5-trillion-yen defence build-up aimed at helping to deter a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, according to eight people familiar …
Japan Is Home To The Most 7-11 Stores In The World, And Here’s Why They’re So Awesome
Many other stores in Japan close at night, so by 7-11 being open late-night and into the early morning, it can attract and retain shoppers for life. It’s a business plan that proves to be working.
Here’s why foreign demand for US bonds will remain strong – regardless of what Japan does, according to Goldman Sachs
“The lack of competing domestic alternatives will likely continue to put a floor on foreign net purchases,” Goldman Sachs said of the US bond market.
Japan calls time on G10 ‘central bank put’
In scrapping its hard 10-year bond yield ceiling of 1%, the Bank of Japan has taken a huge step towards dismantling a widespread assumption at the heart of G10 monetary policy for decades – the idea …
Japan laments loss of ex-China premier Li Keqiang as go-between to mend frosty ties
Li was seen as a crucial channel of direct communications and a driver of closer economic ties between Japan and China Another Chinese leader in Li’s mould is not expected to emerge in an era of Xi …
Japan’s SBI Holdings commits $40M to anchor Novastar Ventures future funds
SBI Holdings, a Japanese financial services conglomerate and one of the largest venture capital firms in the East Asian country, has made a $40 million multi-fund commitment to anchor pan-African VC …