A powerful story emerges as the Nikkei 225 index rises above 30,000. It can be summarized as “Japan is back.”
The backstory to this trend is apprehension about the sweeping 70-80% global market share held by China’s DJI Technology, the world’s largest drone maker.
Share prices in Tokyo are enjoying a boom. Investors impressed by the recent performance of Japan’s big corporations have been gradually moving more of...
Asia’s largest high-tech trade show focusing on IT and consumer electronics, CEATEC 2020, took place from October 20 to 23. This year’s show...
The Japanese government is set to green-light robot delivery services using public roads, with the aim of starting operations in 2021. This was revealed...
When I moved from Kanazawa to Tokyo in 2019, I moved into a sharehouse, a common option for those who want to save money, have...
The annual list of richest persons released by Forbes magazine for 2019 puts Tadashi Yanai, founder of Fast Retailing company that owns the Uniqlo...
Although China’s Huawei Technologies is the current leader, there have been security concerns. 5G is Japan’s opportunity to make a comeback.
20th Fuji Rock Recap On July 3, YouTube and Softbank announced for the first time ever that this year’s Fuji Rock Festival would...
Krishan Kumar Modi, Indian entrepreneur and director of Modi Enterprises, visited Japan recently and sat down with members of JAPAN Forward for an interview....
Emojis have imbedded themselves in our smart phone-obsessed culture. The Emoji Movie may have received a less-than-stellar critical review (currently holding an impressively low 8%...
Toyota has pledged to increase its investment in the United Kingdom, despite concerns among Japanese businesses about the implications of Brexit. The announcement follows...
