Starbucks Japan is now offering a unique beverage that has the look of a clear drink and the aftertaste of coffee. About the drink: The multinational coffee chain’s clear coffee drink, which it calls “Coffeeade Cool Lime,
Inventor of ‘Balance-Sheet Recession’ Says China Is Now in One
China is falling into a “balance-sheet recession” and needs to ramp up fiscal stimulus quickly to address the challenge, according to the economist who coined the phrase to explain Japan’s descent …
Japan business lobby submits 568 signatures backing building diverse society to PM
The chairman of a major Japanese business lobby announced on June 28 that he had recently submitted nearly 600 signatures to Prime Minister F･･･ …
Finance ministers of Japan and South Korea agree to resume currency swap agreement as ties warm
Japan and South Korea have agreed to revive a currency swap agreement for times of crisis. The move is the latest sign of warming ties as the countries work to smooth over historical antagonisms.
Finance ministers of Japan and South Korea agree to resume currency swap agreement as ties warm
Japan and South Korea have agreed to revive a currency swap agreement for times of crisis. The move is the latest sign of warming ties as the countries work to smooth over historical antagonisms.
South Korea shoppers buy up salt before Japan’s Fukushima water dump
Min and her children pose for photographs during an interview with Reuters in Seongnam, South Korea, June 28, 2023. REUTERS/Daewoung Kim
Japan Hopes 30,000 Teenagers Want to Learn to Make Electric Batteries
Japan is facing a huge shortfall in workers trained to manufacture electric batteries by 2030. In response to growing demand for electric battery production, Japan is attempting to train tens of thousands of teenagers to design and engineer them.
Column: China, Japan joined at the hip in FX war
Japan and China may be signaling that they want their currencies to stop weakening too much, but the reality is depreciating exchange rates will help give Asia’s economic giants the inflation and …
Foreigners turned sellers of Japan shares after 12 straight weeks of purchases
Foreign investors turned net sellers of Japanese equities after 12 straight weeks of purchases that helped propel shares to three-decade highs, official data showed on Thursday.
A.I., rate cuts and Japan’s rebound: Asia stocks are looking ‘much more promising’ than U.S. peers
Asia is more economically diverse than Europe and the U.S. and there are still bright spots in the region, especially in Japan and South Korea.