Balloons seen in Japanese airspace between 2019 and 2021 are presumed to have been Chinese spy craft, Japan’s Ministry of Defense said Wednesday. The balloons were spotted in Japan’s Kagoshima …
Japan’s JERA, Abu Dhabi’s TAQA to collaborate in decarbonisation business
The logo of JERA Co., Inc., the world’s biggest LNG buyer, is displayed at the company office in Tokyo, Japan July 14, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo …
News Analysis: 3 factors weigh on Japan’s delayed economic recovery
Due to multiple adverse factors, Japan’s economic growth last year fell short of market expectations and remained at a low level. In December 2021, when the Organization for Economic Cooperation and …
Japan’s major auto unions demand highest-level wage raises
Labor unions representing workers at Japan’s eight major automakers pressed for the highest-level wage raises in years on Wednesday, eyeing significant pay hikes to offset the impact of high inflation …
Bangladesh agrees to buy LNG from Japan’s Jera
The Bangladesh government has decided to buy one cargo of liquefied natural gas from Japan’s Jera Co at a ‘spot market’ rate in an effort to rapidly increase the fuel supply and power production. The …
Chinese chip trade group opposes export controls from U.S., Netherlands, Japan
The China Semiconductor Industry Association (CSIA), the country’s top chip industry trade group, opposes reported export controls from the United States, Japan and the Netherlands, it said on Wednesday.
BlackRock downgrades Japan stocks on possible monetary policy shift
“We downgrade Japanese stocks on policy uncertainty and a worsening economic environment,” BlackRock’s research arm said Monday, before the government submitted its central bank picks to parliament. BlackRock said a policy change could come at “any moment” – scrapping the cap risks pushing global yields higher and reducing risk appetite,
Japan’s JERA faces complaint from climate activist over risk disclosures
A climate activist group on Wednesday lodged a complaint with the Singapore Exchange (SGX) over JERA Co Inc, saying Japan’s biggest power generator did not fully disclose risks related to its $300 million bond issue on the exchange last year.
Fukushima: Japan insists release of 1.3m tonnes of ‘treated’ water is safe
Neighbouring countries and local fishers express concern as 12th anniversary of nuclear disaster looms
Japan’s Kishida says Ueda is most fit to lead BOJ
Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor nominee Kazuo Ueda is the best fit to lead the central bank as he is a well known economist globally and has high expertise in financial field.