Mar23rd
World Baseball Classic champs Japan go from ‘small ball’ to sluggers
Shohei Ohtani has a chance to become sport’s global ambassador after grabbing the spotlight
Toyota to end Camry sales in Japan, ending 43-year history
Domestic market accounts for only 1% of model’s global sales
Mizuho to invest $130m in Indonesian buy now, pay later service
Deferred payments popular among consumers lacking credit cards and bank accounts
Mar22nd
Japan’s JERA to buy Belgium’s top offshore wind company for $1.7bn
Acquisition will raise utility’s total renewable assets by 27% to 2.8 gigawatts
Japan land prices recover from COVID to rise fastest in 15 years
Easy money, people returning to the office and foreign investment fuel gains
Kishida tells Zelenskyy G-7 will stay united on Ukraine support
Ukrainian leader says he will participate virtually in Hiroshima summit
Kishida pulls off top-secret trip to Kyiv before G-7 summit
Prime minister leaves reporters behind in India to make historic visit to Ukraine
Mar21st
Japan PM Kishida arrives in Kyiv for talks with Zelenskyy
Trip demonstrates commitment to war-torn country, foreign ministry says
Japan’s new Hakugei submarine packs a stealthy underwater burst
Lithium-ion battery extends deep-sea operations to better compete with China
Tokyo Electron to build $170m chip equipment plant in Japan
Production expected to begin in 2025, boosting capacity by 50%
