Japan immigration
Waiting list to enter Japan grows to 400,000 amid COVID curbs
Government weighs easing as international students protest prolonged entry ban
Japan
Datawatch
World's red-hot housing markets brace for interest rate hikes
Global household debt hits record $55tn as people ramp up borrowing to buy homes
Coronavirus
Coronavirus-infected Japanese princess discharged from hospital
Route of infection remains unknown; member of palace staff also catches virus
The Nikkei View
Allies must support US strategy for stability in Indo-Pacific
Cooperation needed to deter China and boost regional development
Travel & Leisure
Downtown Tokyo hotel welcomes pet owners and their best friends
For $400 a night, animals and humans pampered to their every whim
Food & Beverage
Japan's Kirin to sell shares in Chinese water business for $994m
Drinks company set up its China joint venture in 2011
Life
Kyoto's Shinmonzen hotel: 'a bit exclusive, a bit secret'
Charms of traditional Japanese 'ryokan' are distilled and elevated with bespoke design
Media & Entertainment
Hong Kong NFT startup taps Japan's intellectual property trove
Animoca lines up 50 projects, from anime to fashion, to expand content worldwide
Business deals
Apple supplier Murata of Japan to buy U.S. 5G developer Resonant
$300m deal eyes mass production of high-precision mobile components
Opinion
Bank of Japan finally gets some inflation, and headaches too
Everyone sure to get hurt if bond yields keep rising
Indo-Pacific
Germany reaches for Japan to balance China-heavy Asia policy
But new left-leaning coalition has different worldviews from Japan's LDP
Transportation
Flying-car startup Joby lands partnership with Japan's ANA
Toyota-backed company says air taxis could cut through Tokyo and Osaka traffic
Japan immigration
Japan weighs scrapping quarantines for some travelers
Vaccinated people from countries with slow COVID spread would be exempted
Ukraine war
Japan, Ukraine leaders stress diplomacy to ease tensions with Russia
Kishida underlines support for Ukrainian sovereignty following call with Zelensky
Semiconductors
TSMC lifts Japan chip plant investment, with Denso following Sony
Additional funding will help pay for 12-to-16-nm semiconductor line
Markets
SMBC Nikko's market manipulation may have involved several sections
Probe has now been widened to cover senior officials at the broker
Materials
Shin-Etsu to invest $694m to boost silicone output for EVs
Japanese company's output of thermal interface materials could double by 2025
Automobiles
Marelli seeks help from Nissan, Mizuho amid cash crunch
KKR-owned auto parts maker likely to have logged loss for fourth straight year
Food & Beverage
Suntory takes shot at spirits market in India, Southeast Asia
Japanese distiller looks to region's growing middle class for growth
Transportation
Japan targets 10% sustainable jet fuel for airlines by 2030
Domestic production at center of plan to decarbonize aviation industry