Relations have been strained since Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi suggested last month that Japan could intervene militarily in a Chinese attack on Taiwan.
Nearly half of China flights to Japan cut in December, Chinese state media says
Sapporo and Osaka saw the biggest cuts as a percentage of planned services, data shows. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Seven-Eleven Japan to test self-driving delivery truck
The operator of Japan’s biggest convenience-store chain says it is testing out a self-driving truck as a way to address the shortage of delivery drivers.
U.S. Investors Rattled Over Prospect of Rate Rise in Japan
Markets in the U.S. face a threat as yields on government debt rose around the world. Japan’s 10-year government bond closed at its highest yield since June 2008. U.S. stocks fell, with the S&P 500 …
Why Japan’s central bank is stirring up fresh jitters across markets
Investors were fretting about interest rates in Japan on Monday. Fears about the “yen carry trade” have sparked bouts of volatility in markets before.
Japan’s JBIC shifts financing focus to economic security projects
State-owned Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) is expanding beyond traditional development lending into financing for economic security projects as geopolitical risks reshape investment …
Japanese ‘One Piece’ singer stopped mid-show after China-Japan feud
The sudden cancellation of Japanese events in Shanghai have sparked criticism and fanned nationalist sentiment.
Bangladesh heading towards democratic path: Japanese envoy
He praised the interim govt’s recent steps and expressed confidence in Bangladesh’s progress towards middle-income status …
China move that could ‘paralyse’ globe as Xi Jinping urges return of Taiwan
When President Xi spoke on the phone with Donald Trump this week, he again pressed the case for Taiwan to be returned to China. The pair were speaking after the new Japanese prime minister, the …
Japan’s flu season worsens, children most affected
The number of flu cases in Japan is rising faster than last year, with children being hit the hardest. The Japan Institute for Health Security says that 196,895 flu cases were reported by about 3,000 …