May6th
Bill to amend law on revising Japan constitution to pass Diet
Ruling party agrees to opposition request for modifications
To plan for Taiwan crisis, Japan must revisit 1976 Soviet shock
Tokyo must look to gaps in its own defense, not just to faraway ally US
Asian companies accelerate shift to Bitcoin as price surges
South Korean gaming giant Nexon buys $100m in bitcoin, following Tesla
Japan’s severe COVID cases climb to new high at over 1,100
Tokyo debates asking central government to extend emergency declaration for city
Japan to send India $50m in additional grant for fighting COVID
Motegi also pledges to ship 300 respirators and 300 oxygen concentrators
Japan and South Korea agree to coordinate with US on North Korea
Tokyo and Seoul try to thaw ties as foreign ministers meet in-person for first time
With Daimler stake sale, Nissan sheds piece of Ghosn’s legacy
Tie-up that was fueled by leaders’ rapport stalled after their departure
May5th
Japan companies scrutinize human rights in supply chains
Asahi, Toshiba among those responding to international investor pressure
US eyes using Japan’s submarines to ‘choke’ Chinese navy
Defense chief Austin’s new ‘integrated deterrence’ demands deeper collaboration
Human rights to gain place in Japan’s corporate governance code
TSE and authorities will encourage ‘proactive’ response amid investor scrutiny
Sony takes aim at gamers with Discord stake
PlayStation and US chat service to come ‘closer together’ from early 2022
Nissan sells its Daimler stake, following Renault
Cross-shareholdings were formed a decade ago to strengthen partnership
Japan lines up Toshiba and NEC for quantum research group
Tokyo pools corporate talent to develop security strategy and new products
G-7 ministers aim for complete Korean denuclearization in UK talks
Blinken briefs fellow top diplomats on new US approach to Pyongyang
May4th
Japan battles Chinese and Korean strawberry and whisky copycats
Government and industry set stricter regulations to protect premium brands
Mitsubishi Estate makes $2bn push into US data centers
Japanese developer plans REIT to gain foothold in growing field
Japanese companies ditch Chinese drones over security concerns
NTT and Kyushu Electric weigh homegrown alternatives to protect sensitive data
Companies need ‘economic security executive,’ Japan says
Strategic industries urged to appoint policy liaisons
Japan devises first homegrown PCR tests for Indian COVID strain
New reagent kits from Shimadzu to hit market as soon as next month
