Comment
Japan may change cultural strategy, learning from Indonesia's JKT48
Sister group of Japanese AKB48 has big hit with Korean pop-like music video
Japan
Datawatch
More Japanese companies reap benefits of human capital investment
Data shows link between HR spending and corporate performance
Business deals
Nippon Steel Indian tie-up to buy Essar port, power plant assets
$2.4bn acquisition to ensure smooth access to transport and energy infrastructure
Supply Chain
Apple supplier Foxconn, Toyota restart Sichuan plants as heat wave eases
Chengdu Motor Show opens on schedule with power restrictions gradually relaxed
Energy
Panama Canal toll hike looms as new East Asian energy risk
Japan braces for higher import costs of household fuel LPG
Climate Change
Japanese automakers face California gasoline regulatory cliff in 2026
Conventional hybrids will not qualify as zero-emission vehicles under new rules
Automobiles
Bridgestone to ramp up U.S. output capacity for commercial tires
Tiremaker also takes aim at EV-related demand with Enliten technology
Materials
Japan's JFE to switch one furnace to electric in green push
Steelmaker's planned furnace could have 25% lower CO2 emissions
Shinzo Abe
Japan's Cabinet approves $1.8m to pay for Abe state funeral
Public remains divided over legacy and scandals of slain former prime minister
Inflation
Tokyo's core consumer prices rise at fastest pace in nearly 8 years
Further increases in city expected even as nation's inflation tops BOJ target
Cryptocurrencies
Carbon credits targeted by crypto speculators, fueling green bubble
Nearly 10% of transactions tied to arbitrage trading linked with digital currency
Business Spotlight
Can Japan's new nuclear policy revive its creaking industry?
11 years of no plant construction has eroded supply chains and human resources
Shinzo Abe
Abe killing was likely preventable: Japan police report
VIP security rulebook to be revamped ahead of 2023 G-7 summit
Opinion
Women can help revive innovation for Japan Inc.
Encouragement of female advancement in STEM fields will bring out new ideas
Comment
China's stance on selling Japan bonds: once a lifeline, now a threat
Cross-holding deal from 2011 remains unrealized as tensions flare
Technology
Toshiba Tec to develop POS platform for U.S. retailers at new Texas hub
Japan's industry leader targets American foothold to enhance services abroad
Media & Entertainment
Sony hikes PS5 price on economic pressures and rising rates
Due to battle with Xbox, U.S. escapes increase in Europe and Japan
Arts
In the footsteps of a famous 'Manyoshu' poet
Japan's Masuda city sheds light on a famed collection of ancient poetry
Shinzo Abe
Japan national police chief to resign over Abe shooting death
Itaru Nakamura's move comes after his agency released report on security flaws
Companies
Mitsubishi private equity arm to launch $124m Southeast Asia fund
Investment unit AIGF has track record in Singapore, Philippines and Malaysia
