Japan’s newly formed chip foundry venture Rapidus Corp. said it is seeking to invest several trillion yen to help reboot the country’s semiconductor industry. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s New Semiconductor Foundry Rapidus Taps IBM For 2nm Process
Japan wants to get back into the leading-edge semiconductor business. Rapidus is a new foundry that will lead the way. The company has announced a partnership with IBM Research to develop IBM’s 2nm ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Photo Journal: Christmas illumination sets Tokyo’s Roppongi ablaze in blue
Around 800,000 LED lights shine along Tokyo's Keyakizaka-dori street in Roppongi, Minato Ward, heralding the arrival of Japan's Christmas season as se ... ( read original story ...)
S.Korea says to coordinate with U.S., Japan on N.Korea sanctions
South Korea, Japan and the United States will coordinate sanctions and close gaps in the international sanctions regime against North Korea, Seoul's envoy for North Korea said on Tuesday. Kim Gunn, ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. consulted Japan, Netherlands on chip curbs to China
The United States has spoken with its partners, including Japan and the Netherlands, to tighten chip-related exports to China, Jake Sullivan, the White House national security adviser, said on Monday.
Japan’s Nikkei hits 2-wk high as mood improves before U.S. CPI, Fed meet
Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Tuesday, briefly topping the psychologically key 28,000 level for the first time since the start of the month, as investors readied for key U.S. inflation data and ...
Japan eyes bonds for SDF facilities in planned defense budget hike
Japan is considering the use of construction bonds to fund the development of Self-Defense Forces' facilities with around 1.6 trillion yen ($12 billion) as part of its five-year plan to roughly double ...
Japan Weighs $1.1 Trillion Bond Risk for Banks If BOJ Pivots
Japan’s financial regulator is examining how vulnerable lenders would be to a sudden slump in government bonds should the nation’s central bank pivot away from its ultra-loose monetary policy in future. ( read original story ...)
After 4 World Cups, Thompson sees bright future for Japan
After almost 20 years in Japan’s professional leagues and after four World Cups with the Japan national team, the New Zealand-born lock Luke Thompson has been uniquely placed to observe the growth and development of rugby in Japan. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Was Always Smoke and Mirrors
Block, a vehement crypto skeptic, has spent the past 18 months doing forensic blockchain research. He uses open-source tools to follow flows of money between crypto companies, repeatedly demonstrating how shadow banks and nefarious scammers inflate the value of worthless assets in order to generate enormous wealth that exists only on paper.
Crypto Problems Grow: Binance Might Face Money-Laundering Charges
U.S. prosecutors are considering charges against the cryptocurrency exchange and its executives, including CEO Changpeng Zhao, according to Reuters.
Osaka office rents dip 1% in Q3
Rents are expected to fall further as supply grows in the next two years. Gross office rents in Osaka averaged JPY 22,667 per tsubo per month at end-3Q22, decreasing 1.0% q-o-q and 3.9% y-o-y, ... ( read original story ...)
What Was Japan’s Lost Decade? What Happened?
What Was Japan’s Lost Decade? Between 1991 and 2001, Japan’s once red-hot economy was in trouble. An asset bubble had formed in both its housing and stock markets, and when the Bank of Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Japan CEO aims for healthy, happy society by drawing from business leaders’ dialogue
Nobuhisa Kishi, CEO of Tokyo-based Artisan Group, has been facilitating open dialogue among Japan's business leaders, with t ... ( read original story ...)
Why did past targets to protect nature fail over the last decade?
This month's U.N. biodiversity talks in Montreal aim to hammer out a new, global agreement. But this isn't the first time governments have tried to halt environmental loss through agreed targets. In ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to Join US Effort to Tighten Chip Exports to China
Japan and the Netherlands have agreed in principle to join the US in tightening controls over the export of advanced chipmaking machinery to China, according to people familiar with the matter, a ... ( read original story ...)