Supply Chain
Japan sets guidelines for protecting critical supply chains
Semiconductors, rare earths and medical supplies likely to receive government support
Japan
Currencies
Japan spent $19.7bn on intervention to support the yen
Move in September was first such action in 24 years to stem sharp weakening
Opinion
China can learn from the bursting of Japan's real estate bubble
Beijing cannot count on economic growth or fiscal space to tide through crisis
Japan immigration
Court rejects long-stay visa for gay U.S. man married to Japanese
Japan agency says resident status not granted to same-sex couples
Semiconductors
Japan to give Micron Technology up to $320m to boost chip output
Subsidy highlights joint efforts of Washington, Tokyo in tech race with Beijing
SoftBank
SoftBank Vision Fund to cut one-third of staff in tech downturn
Investment vehicle to shed about 150 employees as deal making slows
Automobiles
Toyota president: California zero-emission requirements hard to meet
Akio Toyoda says company's strategy is to target customers with various needs
Business deals
Japanese pen feud nears end as Kokuyo moves to sell Pentel stake
Failed hostile takeover created opening for white knight Plus, the new buyer
SoftBank
SoftBank to unload stake in Swedish cloud computing provider Sinch
Japanese investment group will sell entire 5% interest
International relations
Marcos plans Japan trip as Philippines seeks to rejuvenate old ties
Tokyo hopes to explore deeper security partnership with eye on China
Energy
Japan reaches deal on emergency LNG supplies from Petronas
Economy ministry seeks out fuel from Southeast Asia to prepare for winter crunch
Energy
Hitachi and GE to develop safer reactor, learning from Fukushima
New model designed to cool nuclear fuel even during power outage
Coronavirus
Hong Kong, Japan eye rebound after ending COVID travel curbs
Shaky growth in China and worldwide dim hopes for post-pandemic bounce
Energy
Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy to develop safer nuclear reactor
Company partnering with Kansai Electric and three other energy companies
International relations
Japan, China mark 50 years of diplomatic ties as tensions mount
Kishida and Xi send messages to Tokyo event, with parallel ceremony in Beijing
Technology
Analog Japan sinks to record low in global digital ranking
Nation falls further behind South Korea, Taiwan and China
Opinion
By working together, China and Japan can revive their economies
Shared values can help heal the wounds of history
International relations
Lack of NATO-style command in focus as Japan reviews security strategy
Constitutional limits complicate joint response with U.S. to Taiwan conflict
Travel & Leisure
EV charging stations in Japan get boost from top travel agency JTB
Nationwide network of 5,000 locations to provide data on post-pandemic tourism
Materials
Nippon Steel to add 2 blast furnaces at Indian JV with ArcelorMittal
Additions part of $7bn expansion push with eye toward tripling capacity
