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.
Japan wants 85% of male workers to take paternity leave. But fathers are too afraid to take it
PM Kishida wants 85 per cent of male workers to take paternity leave by 2030. But some in Japan are skeptical he can move the needle.
Vietnam’s VPBank Sells $1.5 Billion Stake to Japan’s SMFG Unit
Vietnam Prosperity JSC Bank sold a 15% stake to Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. for about $1.5 billion, marking the end of a years-long sale process.
This Hidden Hotel Is Home to Japan’s Most Scenic River Hot Springs
Somehow Takaragawa Onsen Osenkaku does this effortlessly; welcoming guests into an enchanting hotel in Japan’s Gunma prefecture. Leave your shoes at the front desk and your suitcase unopened. Here, …
This anime series caused a major raccoon problem in Japan
Back in the 1970s, one of the best anime series aimed at kids proved so successful that it led to thousands of raccoons spreading around Japan.