JAPAN TODAY
 
Japanese officials on Thursday started an on-site inspection at the headquarters of Toyota subsidiary Daihatsu, the transport ministry said, after an investigation found it had rigged safety tests and was forced to suspend all shipments of its vehicles.
The independent probe found t...

More

BBC
 
Japanese steel giant Nippon has announced plans to buy US Steel in a deal worth nearly $15bn (£12bn).
The purchase would create one of the world's biggest steel companies outside of China and resolve questions about the future of the storied US firm.
It has been looking for a buyer since Au...

More

REUTERS
 
The Bank of Japan maintained ultra-loose policy settings on Tuesday in a widely expected move, as the bank opted to await more evidence on whether wages and prices would rise enough to justify a shift away from massive monetary stimulus.
The central bank also made no change to its dovis...

More

BUSINESS TRAVELLER
 
Tokyo-based Japan Airlines (JAL) has taken delivery of its first A350-1000 from Airbus’ delivery centre in Toulouse, France.
The A350-1000 is set to become the oneworld member carrier’s new long-haul flagship aircraft, initially flying on the Tokyo Haneda – New York JFK route...

More

TEMPO
 
Japan has committed to continue funding for the expansion of the Jakarta mass rapid transit (MRT) east-west line project, whose groundbreaking is slated for August 2024, Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi informed on Saturday, December 16, 2023.
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) held a b...

More

THAILAND BUSINESS NEWS
 
Japanese nationals traveling to Thailand for business purposes will be exempted from the requirement to obtain a visa for stays of up to 30 days.
In a move to boost tourism and business ties, Thailand has announced that it will waive visa requirements for Japanese busines...

More

JAPAN NEWS
 
The state of New York on Monday announced a plan to create a new semiconductor research laboratory at an industry-government-academia facility in Albany by investing $10 billion jointly with U.S. tech giant IBM Corp., major Japanese chipmaking gear maker Tokyo Electron Ltd. and other...

More

JAPAN TODAY
 
ANA Holdings Inc and Joby Aviation Inc, a company developing all-electric aircraft for commercial passenger service, have announced a partnership with Nomura Real Estate Development Co Ltd, one of Japan's largest real estate developers, on the development of take-off and landing inf...

More

JAPAN TIMES
 
Business sentiment among major Japanese companies was positive for the third successive quarter in October to December, led by a continued improvement in automobile-related industries, a government survey showed Monday.
The business sentiment index for companies with capital of ¥1 b...

More

JAPAN TODAY
 
KDDI Corp said Monday its "au" mobile phone services experienced technical difficulties across Japan, causing disruptions to calls and internet connections for about three hours.
The service disruption, which began at 7:18 a.m., initially affected 31 prefectures in western Japan, in...

More