Over a private dinner late last year, the chief executive of a large listed Japanese company was doubtful about whether annual spring wage talks in 2023 would finally deliver increases in pay. He told …
Japan to sign mineral supply chain agreement with US, subject to EV tax cut -minister
Japan will sign a mineral supply chain agreement with the United States that will give U.S. tax incentives for electric vehicles made with metals processed in Japan, trade minister Yasutoshi Nishimura …
Exclusive-Takeover Target of Nintendo Family Office Asks for Japan Government Probe
The Japanese construction company targeted for takeover by the family office linked to Nintendo Co’s founder is pushing back against the fund and has asked the government to investigate alleged …
Many accidents involving flames! Anxiety Grows over “Chinese Electric Vehicles” Arriving in Japan
Hexavalent chromium, which is used in bolts and nuts, has the property of preventing corrosion of metal surfaces, but is toxic to the human body. Its use is banned in Europe. In Japan, there are no …
Analysis-The $15 billion scramble for Japan’s Toshiba went from bang to whimper
Toshiba Corp’s auction was supposed to ignite a race for top-dollar bids among global private equity firms. Instead, it brought months of uncertainty and a solitary, scaled-back offer from the company …
Japan demands China free citizen accused of spying
Beijing has detained more than a dozen Japanese nationals on suspicion of spying in the past decade.
Vietnam’s VPBank completes $1.5 bln stake sale to Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui
Following the investment, VPBank, whose business ranges across retail, corporate, consumer finance and wealth management operations, will become Vietnam’s second-largest private lender by charter …
Japan lawmakers eye ban on TikTok, others if used improperly
A group of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lawmakers plans to compile a proposal next month urging the government to ban social networking services such as TikTok if they are used for disinformation campaigns,
Japan ruling party group eyes ban on TikTok, other apps -lawmaker
A group of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lawmakers plans to compile a proposal next month urging the government to ban social networking services such as TikTok if they are used for disinformation campaigns,
Inside a slum that’s become the Bermuda Triangle of Japan, where people go to disappear
More than 80,000 people in Japan go missing every year. Osaka’s Kamagasaki slum is where some people go when they don’t want to be found.