Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attends a roundtable interview with members of the foreign media at his official residence in Tokyo, Japan April 20, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato …
‘Foreign investors are back’: Japan stocks surge to their highest since 1990
“Foreign investors are back – which says something about the nature of the equity market recovery in Japan,” Societe Generale’s Asia equity strategists said in a Tuesday note.Japan’s Topix Index hit …
Japan PM Kishida to meet executives from top chip firms -sources
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plans to meet on Thursday with top executives from global semiconductor companies including TSMC to seek active investment in Japan, said two people involved in planning the meeting.
Asia markets set for mixed open ahead of Japan’s gross domestic product, Australia wage data
Japan will release its first quarter GDP numbers, while Australia will also see its wage price index come out.
Australia PM says govt talking with Japan, India on Quad meet after Biden cancels visit
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Wednesday his government was in talks with the prime ministers of Japan and India after U.S. President Joe Biden postponed his trip to Australia to …
Japan’s first Uyghur representative says Uyghurs “deserve to thrive”
Arfiya Eri, who last month became the first Japanese person of Uyghur heritage to be elected to the country’s National Diet, hopes to show the world that while Uyghurs face genocide in China, …
Taiwan speaker hails Japan, South Korea and Philippines for ‘crescent of defense’
The speaker of Taiwan’s parliament praised Japan, South Korea and the Philippines on Tuesday for helping to create a “crescent of defense” with Taiwan and the U.S. against China’s ambitions in the Indo-Pacific region.
Philippines: ‘Stronger security cooperation’ with Japan essential for regional peace
The top Filipino diplomat said Tuesday that stronger security ties with Japan were essential for peace in the Asia-Pacific region, as he advocated for enhancing Philippine defenses because of …
Japan’s Retail Property Market Upticks in Early 2023
According to CBRE, Japan’s national department store sales in the January-March quarter of 2023 was up by 14.2% year-over-year. The growth was driven by a double-digit increase in the number of …
A Japanese millennial could soon be a billionaire after shares of his AI-powered matching service for companies surged nearly 50% this year
A Japanese millennial who uses AI to help solve a problem in the rapidly aging society has hit it big. Since its debut on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in June 2022, shares of M&A Research Institute — a …