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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is defending his government’s contentious plan to use local funds to compensate Koreans enslaved by Japanese companies before the end of World War II ... ( read original story ...)

Upon reaching space, the H3 rocket’s second-stage engine failed to ignite, forcing mission officials to manually destroy the vehicle. ( read original story ...)

The head of Japan's top business body said the organization would consider joint economic and environmental projects with its South Korean counterpart and praised new efforts by Seoul to improve the ... ( read original story ...)

The au Jibun Bank Japan Services PMI was revised higher to 54.0 in February 2023 from preliminary estimates of 53.6. Load Error The latest result followed a final 52.3 in the previous month and marked ... ( read original story ...)

Consumer inflation in Japan’s capital grew at a slower pace in February than the prior month, data showed on Friday, indicating that price pressures in the country may be easing after surging to over ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's services sector activity grew at the fastest pace in eight months in February, a private sector survey showed on Friday, as the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic receded globally. ( read original story ...)

Japan's financial regulator is considering expanding the range of transactions that require a tender offer, in what would be the first revision of such rules in 17 years, as unsolicited takeovers have ... ( read original story ...)

City-Tech.Tokyo highlights sustainability and innovation. Ulrike Schaede, an expert on Japan business, discusses these transformative issues. ( read original story ...)

Japan's financial regulator is considering expanding the range of transactions for which a tender offer is required, in what would be the first revision of the country's takeover rules in 17 years, ... ( read original story ...)

A Japanese online MBA school has announced that a former professor plagiarized large portions of an article he contributed to the graduate sc ... ( read original story ...)

The western Japan city of Osaka will exclude major advertising agency Hakuhodo Inc. from business related to the 2025 World Expo in Osaka, its mayor told reporters Wednesday. In a related move, the ... ( read original story ...)

The final au Jibun Bank Japan Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index released on Wednesday fell to 47.7 in February from January's 48.9. ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo Olympic bid-rigging scandal widened Tuesday with Japanese advertising giant Dentsu and five other companies charged by Tokyo district prosecutors. ( read original story ...)

Prosecutors have issued indictments to Japanese companies suspected of rigging bids for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. ( read original story ...)

The semiconductor industry will return to an exponential growth path next year despite lingering inflationary and geopolitical uncertainties, according to machinery maker Tokyo Electron Ltd.Most Read ... ( read original story ...)

However, the top luxury hotels in Tokyo – exquisite, high-end addresses dotted across famous neighbourhoods such as Shinjuku, Akasaka, and Ginza – really take it to the next level. Shinjuku is one of ... ( read original story ...)