Nippon Steel envisions the two companies becoming the "best steelmaker with world-leading capabilities." Both can move forward by combining their strengths.
Japan is developing mixed combustion technology to help the Asia Zero Emission Community show that there are various paths to net zero.
Sumiko Takeuchi, Senior Fellow at the International Environment and Economy Institute, shares views on the outcomes of the recent COP28.
The proposed Kra landbridge would be costly but offer an interesting bypass to shipping through the Malacca Strait if Chinese participation can be limited.
Climate change is the single greatest existential threat facing the Blue Pacific and the Indian Ocean, putting people and entire regional ecosystems at risk.
The United States and Japan held their second Economic 2+2 meeting while continuing to evaluate technology-related supply chain cooperation amid challenges.
China did little on its BRI pledges to Manila but the immediate provocation was its aggressive attacks near the Second Thomas Shoal in the Philippines EEZ.
With 20% of its coast controlled by a Chinese firm and a key naval base renovated with Chinese funds, Cambodia has become Beijing's chief regional extension.