Sep2nd
Superstrong dollar threatens debt crisis across emerging economies
Mexico pressured to follow Fed hikes, while Sri Lanka’s repayment costs soar
Petronas and Argentina ink deal for major LNG plant, gas pipeline
Project plans $10bn investment initially, with output of 5m tonnes in 1st year
Sep8th
U.S. details Harris’ trip to attend Abe’s funeral in Japan
Vice president also will visit Seoul in her second official journey to Asia
ANA, JAL see reservations jump as Japan eases COVID entry curbs
Continued requirement for visa, packaged tours blunt rebound in incoming travel
Yen sell-off rolls past Tokyo’s warning of ‘necessary steps’
Japanese traders could drive currency as low as 170 to the dollar: hedge fund chief
U.S.-led Indo-Pacific nations to consider emergency chip stockpile
Plan for mutual transfers of vital goods would be triggered by wars, pandemics
Sep7th
Japan worried about ‘rapid’ slide of yen to below 144 per dollar
Comment by official seen as warning of intervention as currency hits 24-year low
Nissan to acquire battery maker Vehicle Energy Japan
Japan automaker says it has secured ‘stable battery supplier, competitive edge’
Japan eyes $350 handout as part of energy aid package
More than 10m low-income households seen receiving cash payments
South Korea weighs company-funded foundation to pay wartime laborers
Yoon administration seeks alternative to asset sale opposed by Japan
Japan’s job mobility under half of OECD average: report
Severe implications for productivity and wage growth, white paper warns
Sep6th
Japan set to shorten COVID isolation time to 7 days
Shorter period aimed at reviving economic, social activity
Russia scraps visa-free visits to islands disputed with Japan
Moscow puts blame on Tokyo for joining Ukraine war-related sanctions
Singapore’s Docquity raises $44m led by Japan’s Itochu
Company connects doctors and other medical professionals
Weak capital investment saps Japan’s economic growth
Top corporate spenders unchanged in 15 years in absence of new industry leaders
Japan nuclear power agency joins U.K. advanced reactor project
British-led team aims to bring high-temperature gas reactor online by 2030s
South Korea, Japan set 1st high-level defense talks in 6 years
Officials to discuss 2018 radar incident that soured relations between neighbors
