TOKYO — Japanese property developer Tokyu Land will create a fund focused on renewable energy, partnering with Tokyo-based sustainability startup Sustech on plans for investment of 150 billion …
Japan Might Have an Answer to Chinese Rare Earth Threats
In September 2010, a collision between a Chinese fishing vessel and the Japan Coast Guard sparked some of the first conversations about de-risking. After Japan arrested the Chinese vessel’s captain, China responded by unofficially halting all exports of rare earths to Japan, threatening to cripple its automotive and electronics industries.
US, South Korea, Japan Summit Not ‘Provocative’ Toward China – State Dept
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a joint press availability with South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi following their meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii February 12, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/Pool/File Photo Reuters
Philippines’ debt seen rising to P15.8 trillion in 2024
Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno echoed De Leon’s explanation, saying the Philippines’ debt-to-GDP ratio was still at a “manageable range.” He said that even Japan and the United States had close to …
Japanese mountaineer dies and another is injured while climbing mountain in northern Pakistan
A mountaineering official and a climber say a Japanese climber has died and a fellow mountaineer was injured when an apparent rock fragment hit them while trying to scale one of the highest peaks in northern Pakistan.
Typhoon Lan hits western Japan, prompts evacuation warnings for 237,000 people
Evacuation warnings have been issued to more than 237,000 people across 11 prefectures in Japan as Typhoon Lan hit the west of the country on Tuesday, according to Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency.
South Korea’s president calls for deeper cooperation with US, Japan to address nuclear threat in North Korea
Yoon Suk Yeol, the president of South Korea, is calling for deeper security cooperation between the United States and Japan in an effort to address the nuclear threat in North Korea.
Roaring Back From Pandemic, Japan’s Economy Grows by 6 Percent
The rapid expansion came as exports have risen and tourists have flooded the country. But a drop in domestic consumption worried economists.
Japan’s Q2 GDP growth exceeds forecasts shows export recovery, weak domestic demand
The Japanese economy advanced 1.5% Q/Q in Q2 of 2023 2023, beating market forecasts of a 0.8% rise and accelerating from an upwardly revised 0.9% growth in Q1, preliminary data showed. This marks the …
‘Fastest growing’ Japan power business exceeding expectations: EEX CEO
SINGAPORE: The growth of the Japanese business of the European Energy Exchange (EEX) is exceeding expectations, its CEO Peter Reitz told Reuters in an interview late Monday. EEX, the world’s largest …