Sep14th
Vale Indonesia embarks on $8.6bn nickel projects with Chinese firms
Miner expresses hopes on partnership with Ford Motor for EV battery materials
Sep15th
Japan posts record trade deficit in August as energy imports soar
Exports remained sluggish while yen’s slump drove import costs higher
Japan, U.S. defense chiefs talk missiles in 1st meeting
Hamada tells Austin about Japanese proposal for counterstrike capabilities
Japan’s COVID contact-tracing app doomed by poor leadership
Layers of outsourcing left volunteer developers neglected and bugs unfixed
Japan set to announce restart of visa-free tourist travel
Limit on daily arrivals to be scrapped as country seeks economic boost
Sep14th
Sumitomo Mitsui, Mizuho freeze sales of structured bonds
Japanese financial institutions fret over potential losses by novice investors
Bank of Japan conducts ‘check’ on foreign exchange rates
Following yen’s fall, move believed to be a step toward intervention in market
Asian shares drop after U.S. inflation data triggers Wall Street sell-off
Yen falls to near 145 per dollar on speculation over Fed’s continued tightening
Thailand’s Bank of Ayudhya to help clients with decarbonization
MUFG Bank unit to tie up with Japanese startup Zeroboard
Japan defense chief to meet with U.S. counterpart Austin on Wednesday
Hamada travels to Washington to discuss Taiwan, North Korea
Japan to broaden scope of defense budget as Taiwan tensions mount
Cross-ministry framework to include airport and cyber spending
Sep13th
Sri Lanka says Lazard-led debt talks underway with China, others
IMF’s $2.9bn bailout can only proceed if main lenders offer relief
Toyota Tsusho project to bring Hokkaido’s wind power to Tokyo
Trading house will develop huge storage battery for renewables effort
China’s BYD forays into auto kingdom Japan with broad EV lineup
Branch chief sees rivals’ smaller selections as opportunity to establish a foothold
Japan August wholesale prices up 9% on year as material costs rise
Measure of what companies charge one another hits record for 5th month in row
