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The total value of foreign direct investment (FDI) into Japan increased to ¥28.6 trillion in 2017, bringing the country a step closer to meeting Prime Mini → Read More
After Carlos Ghosn's shocking arrest Monday, many of his most ardent supporters were left to reconcile their positive image of the man said to have saved N → Read More
While career success has taken him from elementary school teaching to the head of Tess Co., Kenji Suzuki's life has not always been easy or straightforward → Read More
Natural disasters this summer combined with global trade frictions were behind the economy's sluggish third-quarter performance, making GDP fall at an annu → Read More
For the first time in almost three decades the Salt Industry Center of Japan has announced it will raise the price on many of its products by around 15 per → Read More
The wallets of Japanese residents may get a little lighter next year, as the prices of most goods and services are set to rise under a new consumption tax → Read More
The 11-member reincarnation of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, known as the CPTPP, moved one step closer to implementation last week in a sign that — despit → Read More
Business leaders from Japan and the U.S. gathered in Tokyo on Wednesday to reaffirm their commitment to free bilateral and global trade, in a rebuke of Tru → Read More
At the conclusion of a monetary policy meeting on Wednesday, the Bank of Japan downgraded inflation and economic growth forecasts through fiscal 2020, putt → Read More
A report released this month by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) indicates that unless global warming is limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius → Read More
As tensions ratchet up between the U.S. and China over trade and security issues, many major news organizations around the globe have given a platform to c → Read More
Despite the fraught global environment — with U.S.-China animosity mounting alongside a bevy of regional security concerns — Japan appears to be viewing th → Read More
As the United States' commitment to global leadership and principles grows ever more uncertain under President Donald Trump, Japan finds itself with little → Read More
Appearing together at news conference on Thursday in Tokyo, Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda and SoftBank Group Corp. Chairman Masayoshi Son recoun → Read More
Haruki Atarashi never thought his company's flagship software, Recog, which fosters communication between employees within companies, would ever evolve bey → Read More
The two industry titans said they are setting up a new joint venture to develop autonomous driving technologies and other on-demand services. → Read More
Even as Japan Inc.'s influence has diminished under a series of internal scandals and international competition, the prevailing image of Japanese business → Read More
At a glance, it may appear U.S. President Donald Trump has scored a significant victory after his latest talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in New York. → Read More
Given the present "don't ask, don't tell" attitude of the Justice Ministry, it would be highly unusual if Naomi Osaka was forced to relinquish her U.S. citizenship at the age of 22. → Read More
The additional 10 percent in tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports eased the market’s worst fear that Trump would follow through with more punitive measures. → Read More