By teaming up the two allies hope to support development of new supply chains that help counter the rising strength of China, take advantage of their...
In the early stage of the coronavirus pandemic, Japan identified one flu drug, Avigan, developed by Fujifilm Holdings, that had shown some effectiveness in treating...
Japan’s 2020 action plan for infrastructure-related exports was revealed in early July, and for the first time it identified Japan’s shipbuilding industries as a...
Amid a global resurgence of new coronavirus infections, initiatives to develop therapeutic drugs and vaccines are progressing at a fevered pitch worldwide. There can...
As the world battles the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, it seems to have brought out a new kind of assertiveness on the part of...
The Chinese novelist Yang Yi (real name Liu Qiao) — so far the only non-Japanese national to ever win the prestigious Akutagawa Prize (2008)...
We noted with pleasant surprise the announcement of Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry on Friday, July 17, of the initial group of Japanese...
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has precipitated a decoupling movement, as states try to disentangle their supply chains and political commitments from an increasingly...
Global companies cannot exit China. Nor can people suddenly stop buying goods which are made in China, or which contain critical components manufactured there. ...
Japan faces a national crisis. The key to overcoming this national crisis over the spread of the novel coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, the...
