Amid fears sparked by the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China, the Shinzo Abe administration has called on industry to pull out of China. But his...
Amid calls for caution from experts and the World Health Organization regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, many governments around the world have started easing rules for entering...
A slogan which many have been sharing in Japan on SNS and mainstream media is “Corona ni makeruna!” It roughly translates as “Don’t let yourself...
The novel coronavirus came into the lives of most people around the world only about six months ago. It has infected more than seven million people...
First of Four Parts Part 2: Protect the ‘Singing Sands’ from Ocean Waste Part 3: ‘Port of Humanity’ Tackling Ocean Waste Part 4: Pursuit of Clean...
SEOUL — SK Group, a major South Korean chaebol (conglomerate), is known as a telecommunications giant and one of the most familiar firms in...
At one time shipbuilders in Japan accounted for around half of all new ships built in the world. However, from the 1990s the...
Wealthy Chinese are accelerating their bids to take over financially-stressed Japanese ryokan-style hotels in fire sales triggered by the loss of guests during the...
Ian Bremmer (Photo by Richard Jopson, ©Eurasia Group) COVID-19 has brought into sharp focus how anything we take for granted might need to be...
The recent appointment of Tokiko Shimizu as executive director of Japan’s Central Bank has made headlines around the world. A degree in urban engineering,...
Global companies cannot exit China. Nor can people suddenly stop buying goods which are made in China, or which contain critical components manufactured there. ...
You might have heard the mantra, “We don’t have time to develop something new, let’s use medicines we already have.” Many academics in Japan...
