Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Monday for the second stop of a Gulf tour focused on securing energy supplies and offering Japanese green technology.
U.S. Joint Chiefs chairman hails Japan military build-up as bulwark against China
The highest-ranking U.S. military officer is encouraging Japan’s commitment to doubling its defense spending over the next five years, calling Tokyo’s controversial push for a stronger military …
Hong Kong’s seafood businesses brace for a sales slump as Japan plans to discharge radioactive water
As Tokyo plans to discharge treated radioactive wastewater into the sea, Hong Kong’s Japanese restaurants and seafood suppliers are bracing for a slump in business under a potential ban by Hong Kong o …
Japan’s prime minister wants a ‘multi-layer’ relationship with the Middle East, analyst says
Kana Sato of the JIME Center Institute of Energy Economics discusses Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Middle East visit.
Japan finance minister: ‘No discussion’ of exchange rates at G7, Kyodo reports
There was “no discussion” about exchange rates at a meeting of Group of Seven (G7) finance ministers and central bank chiefs, Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Sunday, according to …
Stock market today: Asian shares mostly lower after China reports weaker than expected growth in 2Q
Asian shares are mostly lower after China reported weaker growth than forecast in the last quarter. Markets in Japan were closed for a holiday and Hong Kong’s market closed due to a typhoon.
Foreign investors increasingly keen on real estate projects in Vietnam: report
Foreign investors, mainly from South Korea, Singapore, Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Thailand, showed an increasing interest in property projects in Vietnam in the first half of this year, according to …
Swimmers injured in dolphin attacks on Japan beach
Four swimmers have been injured in dolphin attacks on a beach in central Japan, officials say. One man, in his 60s, suffered broken ribs and bites to his hands after a dolphin rammed him a few metres …
Is Japan poised for an economic revival?
A more basic criticism by The Economist is that the rhetoric of the new capitalism represents a misdiagnosis of Japan’s economic ills: “It has barely budged since the 1990s. Growing inequality is less …
Japan finance minister: “No discussion” of exchange rates at G7 -Kyodo
There was “no discussion” about exchange rates at a meeting of Group of Seven (G7) finance ministers and central bank chiefs, Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Sunday, according to …