Nissan and Honda plan to enter into negotiations for a merger to better compete in the rapidly changing automotive industry, the Nikkei newspaper reported. ( read original story ...)
Yokohama breaks ground on ‘smart tire’ factory in China
Yokohama Rubber has broken ground on a $483 million passenger tire plant in Hangzhou, China, that's intended to replace an older factory in the same district. ( read original story ...)
Japan Aims to Expand Nuclear Power in Break From Fukushima Era
Japan’s government plans to decisively back the expansion of nuclear power, dropping a decade-long policy of reducing dependence on the energy source and reversing curbs initiated following the 2011 Fukushima meltdown. ( read original story ...)
COLUMN-Korea is unlikely to be the next Japan or China-Raychaudhuri
South Korea has recently been in the news for all the wrong reasons, with a brief spell of martial law, continuing political uncertainty and market ructions. But the sharp underperformance of the country’s equity market long predates the turmoil involving recently impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol. ( read original story ...)
Japan tech giant SoftBank’s $1B investment in U.S. to create 100K jobs, Trump says
President-elect Donald Trump announced Monday that a Japanese tech conglomerate will make a multi-billion dollar investment in the U.S. and claimed it will create scores of new jobs in artificial intelligence tech. ( read original story ...)
Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson freed from custody and will not face extradition to Japan
Paul Watson, an anti-whaling activist who found fame on the television show Whale Wars, was arrested in Greenland earlier this year under a Japanese arrest warrant. ( read original story ...)
Freed anti-whaling activist Paul Watson won’t face extradition by Denmark to Japan – lawyer
Japan had asked Denmark to extradite Watson, who had been in custody in Greenland since his arrest this summer. ( read original story ...)
Groundbreaking for Yokohama Tire plant in China
Yokohama Rubber held a groundbreaking ceremony for its Hangzhou Qiantang Yokohama Tire Co., Ltd plant in China. Yokohama Rubber intends for the factory to begin operations in 2026 with an initial production capacity of 9 million passenger car tyres a year, ( read original story ...)
Japan targets 40-50% power supply from renewables by 2040
By Yuka Obayashi and Katya Golubkova TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan wants renewable energy to account for up to 50% of its electricity mix by fiscal year 2040 with nuclear power taking up another 20%, ... ( read original story ...)
Denmark will not extradite anti-whaling activist Paul Watson to Japan, his lawyer says
Japan had issued an international warrant for Watson's arrest, seeking him on charges of breaking into a Japanese vessel in the Antarctic Ocean in 2010, obstructing its business and causing injury as ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s government to review subcontractor law
The Japanese government will review the use of the term for subcontractor, or "shitauke," as it implies an unequal relationship between buyer and supplier. ( read original story ...)
Japan To Make Renewables Top Power Source By 2040
Japan wants renewable energy to be its top power source by 2040 in a push to reduce dependence on coal and gas and become carbon neutral by mid-century, government plans showed on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Japan Builds Ties With Trump Even as Troubled Premier Stays Home
Japan is getting its pitch across to US President-elect Donald Trump for continued strong relations, even as its unpopular prime minister stays home to deal with an unstable political situation. ( read original story ...)
Trump and Japan’s SoftBank announce company’s plans to invest $100 billion in US projects
President-elect Donald Trump joined SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort Monday to announce plans by the Japanese company to invest $100 billion in U.S. projects over the next ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Pref. volleyball coach attended practice despite suspension for physical punishment
The head coach of an elementary school volleyball team who was suspended for physical punishment against children was given access to practic ... ( read original story ...)
Observation Device Shows High Accuracy in Typhoons
Researchers in Japan have demonstrated the high accuracy of their newly developed typhoon observation device, which is designed to drop from an ( read original story ...)