SoftBank
SoftBank Group failed to report $285m in income to tax bureau
Case highlights differing opinions over tax treatment of M&A expenses
Japan
Interview
U.S. to aggressively push for digital trade rules in Asia in 2023
USTR deputy Sarah Bianchi touts 'very ambitious schedule' for negotiations
Society
South Korea, Japan, China gripped by coldest snap of season
Temperatures in China's northernmost city fall to country's lowest on record
Technology
Japan's Kioxia joins startup on high-speed encrypted computing
Project would enable business collaboration without divulging secret data
Bank of Japan
BOJ tries market's patience by stretching truth about easing
Kuroda's statements no longer taken at face value after December blindside
Travel & Leisure
Hotels in Japan offer luxury like $10,000-a-night Frank Lloyd Wright suite
High-end travelers offer chance for understaffed industry to boost earnings
Opinion
Japan's new defense vision is halfhearted
Tokyo should be upfront with public and neighbors about strategic shift
Automobiles
Honda, GS Yuasa to launch EV battery joint venture
Automaker taps Japanese battery maker as it moves to end gasoline car sales
Energy
Japan's TEPCO applies to raise home power prices by nearly 30%
Move follows 5 other electric utilities' application for 28-46% hikes
Politics
Kishida says Japan on 'brink' of social dysfunction as births fall
Prime minister pledges 'unprecedented countermeasures' for child-rearing support
Coronavirus
What Japan's COVID threat downgrade means: 5 things to know
Masks, expense coverage, border controls to be reviewed alongside shift to flu status
Automobiles
Japan niche industrial-tool maker to leverage EV equipment demand
OSG to create more products for micro-precision machining
Bank of Japan
BOJ's policy tweak drew rare adjournment request from government
Minutes suggest central bank's surprise move may have been hastily arranged
Startups
Japan to remove limit on overseas investment by startup funds
Portfolio cap seen hindering ability to attract foreign investors
Market Spotlight
Bank of Japan's communication breakdown leaves investors in dark
Like the U.S. Federal Reserve, the BOJ has trouble making itself understood
Politics
Kishida expects to nominate new Bank of Japan chief in February
Decision on successor in focus with Gov. Kuroda's term ending in April
Pharmaceuticals
Eisai's new Alzheimer's drug divides market watchers
Leqembi's price point spurs optimism after Aduhelm, but wide use unclear
Your Week in Asia
Thai central bank, South Korea GDP, China New Year travel data
Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events
Sports
Wheelchair tennis ace Shingo Kunieda retires
Top-ranked Japanese won 28 Grand Slam singles titles
Food & Beverage
Underwater aging adds deep taste to Japanese sake
Drinkers gulp up sake matured in the ocean in search of luxury, uniqueness
