Tokyo stocks closed fractionally higher on Friday after early gains were largely erased by the news of the gun attack on ex-prime minister Shinzo Abe. ( read original story ...)
VOX POPULI: Tokyo changing ‘child care leave’ to ‘work’ reflects power of words
Vox Populi, Vox Dei is a daily column that runs on Page 1 of The Asahi Shimbun. Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, second from left, on June 29 introduces the word “iku-gyo,” the nickname for child care ... ( read original story ...)
Explainer: How can Japan secure enough gas if Sakhalin supply is cut
Resource-poor Japan is facing a historic energy security risk as tensions with Moscow intensify, heightening the threat of gas supply disruptions at a time when global supply is tight and spot prices ... ( read original story ...)
Gehlot invites Japanese firms to invest in petrochemical, skill sectors
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday invited Japanese companies to invest in Barmer petrochemical complex and sectors like skill development ... ( read original story ...)
Face-recognition business puts SoftBank between China, U.S.
A SoftBank-owned company is thriving by offering face-recognition technology fuelled by a blacklisted Chinese firm to the likes of Mastercard and Visa, an opportunity for the Japanese conglomerate, ... ( read original story ...)
Risky China business: Japan Inc. wary over Taiwan, zero-COVID
Survey reveals heightened concerns over exposure to geopolitical hazards ... ( read original story ...)
What pandemic border closures say about Japan’s view of outsiders
F acing the menace of Christianity in the early 17th century, the Tokugawa shoguns closed Japan’s borders. Foreigners were allowed to visit just a handful of ports. Japanese who tried to travel abroad ... ( read original story ...)
‘Hopeless’: Japan’s weak opposition no match for ruling LDP
Ahead of Sunday's parliamentary elections, nearly a dozen opposition parties are trying to topple the Liberal Democratic Party, which has ruled, almost without interruption, since the end of World War ... ( read original story ...)
Karen Andrews says it’s ‘concerning’ that Japan could look elsewhere after Queensland hiked mining royalties
Shadow Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews says it’s “very, very” concerning that Japan could be rethinking its economic relationship after the Queensland government hiked coal mining royalties. ( read original story ...)
How tech can enliven Japan’s energy market
As the Japanese government targets more than a third of its power supply to come from clean sources by 2030, renewables-related technologies have sprung up. Kansai Electric Power manager ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks end down on US economy fears, COVID-19 surge in Japan
Tokyo stocks ended lower Wednesday on rising concerns for the U.S. economy, while sentiment was dampened by a recent surge in COVID-1 ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese tea house lets visitors drink from $25,000 antique bowls
At Tokyo's Gallery Okubo, an antiques dealer offers the traditional Japanese tea ceremony experience with a twist -- a choice of bowls ranging from new to more than 300 years old, with some of the ... ( read original story ...)
How private equity is (and isn’t) changing the Japanese market
Bloated corporate structures and increased emphasis on shareholder returns have made the so-called ‘Barbarians’ less fearsome. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s huge fiscal stimulus stuck in implementation trap
Japan has been left with unspent budget totalling 22.4 trillion yen ($161.41 billion) from the last fiscal year, a draft seen by Reuters showed on Tuesday, which analysts say may raise questions about ... ( read original story ...)
Yoon Meets Japanese Business Leaders
President Yoon Suk-yeol on Monday met with senior Japanese business leaders as part of efforts to repair ties with the island country. Representatives of the powerful Japan Business Federation or ... ( read original story ...)
Energy Crisis Slams Japan as Weak Yen Sends Import Costs Surging
the head of Japan’s biggest business lobby Keidanren, said in April. Costly fuel and the weak yen pushed trade imports to a record in May, up nearly 50% from a year before, keeping the country’s trade ... ( read original story ...)