Apparently, space wood is a thing. Japanese researchers are preparing to launch the world’s first satellite made from wood following a successful experiment on board the International Space Station …
Japan manufacturers’ mood turns positive as economy recovers
Business sentiment at big Japanese manufacturers turned positive for the first time this year and service-sector morale hit a five-month high, the Reuters Tankan poll showed, providing more evidence …
Goldman Backs Japan’s Biggest Taxi App at $1 Billion Valuation
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has made Japan’s leading taxi-hailing provider, Go Inc., a unicorn with its biggest startup investment in the country.Tokyo-based Go was valued at ¥135 billion ($1 billion) in …
Indian and Filipino restaurants underrepresented in the Asian food scene, new study says
How immigration and colonialism have made Chinese and Japanese food staples in the U.S. — but have left Indian food in the dust.
Netflix and other streamers are so popular in Japan that subscription fees are pressuring the yen
Japanese consumers are increasingly paying for Netflix and other overseas streaming services, and that’s creating a “digital deficit,” said Barclays.
Chinese money pours into Japan-focused funds, triggering risk warnings
Chinese money is pouring into Japan-focused stock funds as the Nikkei hits 33-year highs, triggering repeated warnings from fund managers about market risks.
Indonesia, Japan ink 5 MoUs, 24 LoIs on IKN development
Indonesia and Japan have signed five memoranda of understanding (MoUs) and 24 letters of intent (LoIs) on the development of the new Indonesian capital
Europe’s hawkishness on China comes into focus
China summoned the Japanese ambassador in Beijing on Monday for a dressing down about what a Chinese diplomat described as the G-7’s “bloc confrontation and Cold War mentality.” A Chinese Foreign Ministry statement over the weekend lambasted G-7 bullying: “The era when a few developed countries in the West willfully interfered in the internal affairs of other countries and manipulated global affairs is gone forever,
Sri Lanka appoints acting Ministers for Defense and Finance as President flies to Singapore, Japan
Sri Lanka appointed to Acting Ministers in the absence of President Ranil Wickremesinghe. State Minister Dr. Ranjith Siyambalapitiya – Get the latest breaking news and top stories from Sri Lanka, the …
Japan Finance Minister Suzuki arranging to meet Sri Lanka president during visit
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Tuesday he was arranging to meet Sri Lanka’s president in Japan this week. “Japan wants to contribute to Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring,” Suzuki told …