Mitoe Matsumoto was three years and four months old when an atomic bomb exploded over Nagasaki at 11.02am on 9 August 1945. Eighty-one years later, the 84-year-old Japanese survivor says the experience
Japan Exchange Group Inc. (JPX) is considering new measures to curb the rapid rise of listed companies hoarding digital assets, as growing investor losses spark concern over the country’s crypto-driven stock frenzy.
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Japan is poised to begin formal discussions on acquiring nuclear-powered submarines, a move that could mark one of the most significant shifts in its postwar defense strategy. The push comes amid growing
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The era of nearly free money in Japan is over—and the nation’s companies are responding with unprecedented vigor on the global stage. According to Bloomberg, Japanese firms have raised $132 billion so
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China’s President Xi Jinping and Japan’s newly appointed Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Gyeongju on Friday, holding their first formal discussions as leaders amid
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Masayoshi Son’s bold bets on artificial intelligence have propelled him past Uniqlo billionaire Tadashi Yanai to become Japan’s richest person, Bloomberg reports. Son’s net worth surged 248% this year to $55.1 billion,
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Toyota Motor Corp. has no plans to increase its proposed ¥4.7 trillion ($31 billion) buyout of Toyota Industries Corp., CEO Koji Sato said, despite widespread criticism that the tender offer undervalues the
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Japan is stepping up efforts to become a global arms producer as the new government of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi embraces major defense liberalization, Bloomberg reports. Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and
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Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is preparing a major purchase package that includes U.S. pickup trucks, soybeans, and liquefied natural gas, to present to President Donald Trump during trade and security
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President Anura Kumara, addressing a campaign rally in Kandy during the 2024 general election, revealed that he had held successful discussions with the Japanese Ambassador on securing Japanese assistance for the Kandy
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Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), the world’s largest with $1.8 trillion in assets, is considering a move into impact investing, a strategy that targets both financial returns and measurable social or
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Editor’s Note: This column was originally published in The Conversation. We are republishing it as part of our syndication with them. Under the slogan “#ChangeLDP”, Japan’s long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has elected Sanae
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Sanae Takaichi is on track to make history as Japan’s first female prime minister after being elected leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Saturday. The victory positions her to
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Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru of Japan held a summit meeting today with Anura Kumara Disanayaka, President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, as part of President Disanayaka’s official visit to
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Japan is set to provide Sri Lanka with free surveillance drones under its Official Security Assistance (OSA) program, a move aimed at strengthening regional security as concerns
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A Japanese man who spent six years in prison in China on espionage charges has warned that ordinary citizens risk detention if they come into contact with Japan’s intelligence services. Speaking with
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