International relations
Japan offers close to $2bn annually to cover U.S. troop presence
Host-nation support to focus on joint drills and stronger deterrence in new plan
Japan
Companies
Bridgestone plugs into EVs by turning shops into service centers
Startups to make use of tire maker's global 6,100-outlet network to offer maintenance
Technology
Japanese fake news eludes Facebook and Twitter's reach
Leaked Meta documents show struggle to address misinformation outside U.S.
Health Care
Olympus to reshape endoscope business in response to COVID
Company turns to disposable products and AI to ease burden on medical workers
Climate Change
Japan to curb thermal power to spur production of renewables
Tokyo seeks change in ways that will avoid supply-demand imbalance
International relations
80 years since Pearl Harbor: How the attack reshaped Asia
Japan's near simultaneous invasion of Thailand spelled end of British Empire
Interview
U.S.-Japan alliance 'indispensable' 80 years after Pearl Harbor
Columbia professor Gerald Curtis outlines historical lessons from bilateral ties
Trade
South Korea, Japan to be united by 1st free trade pact in February
Seoul completes ratification process for RCEP
Automobiles
Toyota picks North Carolina to host $1.3bn EV battery plant
Factory aims for enough output for up to 1.2m vehicles a year
Cryptocurrencies
Stablecoins to face new restrictions in Japan
Only banks, wire transfer companies would issue currency-backed coins like Tether
International relations
U.S. embassy warns of 'suspected racial profiling' by Japan police
Tweet is an unusual move against key ally
Technology
Canon breaks through with image sensor that can see in the dark
SPAD sensors to go into production in 2022 for use in security cameras
COVID-19 Recovery Index
Asia rises in COVID Recovery Index as omicron variant fogs outlook
Region's overall cases fall, bucking global trend; South Korea, Vietnam struggle
Politics
Kishida vows to fast-track booster shots amid omicron fears
Japanese PM's policy speech also looks at measures to raise wages
Cryptocurrencies
Crypto players jockey for Singapore position amid Binance clampdown
Luno, Matrixport and Cabital eye licenses to operate in the city-state
Markets
Stocks lose $3.7tn globally in week after omicron emerges
3% drop fueled by investor uncertainty, with little known about COVID variant
Business deals
Japan startup to ferry offshore wind power to shore in batteries
Leading shipbuilder Imabari makes almost $9m investment in PowerX
US-China tensions
China loses path to 'undisputed primacy' in Asia as U.S. rebounds
Lowy's Asia Power Index shows Beijing's ongoing challenge to Washington
Comment
What's behind Japan's drive for military strike capability?
North Korean attack on island in South in 2010 lingers in Tokyo's mind