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  • Monday, 1 March, 2021
    InterviewJapanese business & finance
    Japan prepares to shake up corporate code

    Top financial regulator to push listed companies to strengthen boards with more independent directors

  • Tuesday, 23 February, 2021
    Trade Secrets
    Japan wants CPTPP’s new applicants to follow the rules Premium

    Overarching goal for Tokyo is to set high standards for trade in Asia

  • Tuesday, 23 February, 2021
    News in-depthMyanmar
    Japanese companies stick with Myanmar despite putsch

    Kirin pulled out of military-linked beer deal but for others, it’s business as usual

  • Monday, 22 February, 2021
    Aviation accidents and safety
    Dozens of Boeing 777 aircraft grounded after United engine failure

    US regulator orders inspections of planes using Pratt & Whitney’s PW4000-112 turbines

  • Friday, 19 February, 2021
    Asia maritime tensions
    US concerned at Chinese law allowing coast guard use of arms

    State department says move allowing patrols to fire on vessels in disputed waters could be used to intimidate

  • Thursday, 18 February, 2021
    Olympic Games
    Female Olympian takes the helm at Tokyo games after sexism row

    Seiko Hashimoto replaces Yoshiro Mori who stepped down after saying women talked too much

  • Wednesday, 17 February, 2021
    Olympic Games
    Japanese governor urges cancelling of Olympics as vaccinations start

    Belated inoculation drive means not many will be immunised when games start in July

  • Monday, 15 February, 2021
    Japanese economy
    Japan powers out of coronavirus dip with 3% fourth-quarter growth

    Rise in GDP boosts hopes of mounting a ‘V-shaped’ recovery

  • Monday, 15 February, 2021
    News in-depthJapanese society
    Tokyo Olympic boss’s resignation fuels Japan gender equality debate

    Departure over sexist remarks unusual in country where politicians often survive gaffes

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  • Friday, 12 February, 2021
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    Tokyo Olympics chief resigns over sexist remarks

    Yoshiro Mori’s position became untenable after corporate sponsors issued public criticism

  • Wednesday, 10 February, 2021
    Olympic Games
    Pressure grows on Tokyo Olympics chief to resign over sexism row

    Governor refuses meeting with Yoshiro Mori as sponsors step up criticism of former prime minister

  • Wednesday, 10 February, 2021
    News in-depthJapan
    Japan suffers rise in female suicides during Covid-19 pandemic

    Spate of deaths prompts questions over whether support services are helping those in need

  • Tuesday, 9 February, 2021
    Nikkei Inc.
    Nikkei Group names Okada as chair

    Tsuneo Kita to step down after leading global growth while Tsuyoshi Hasebe becomes media company’s president

  • Thursday, 4 February, 2021
    Olympic Games
    Tokyo Olympic chief refuses to quit after saying women talk too much

    Yoshiro Mori’s comments prompt fury and are latest scandal to hit games delayed by Covid-19

  • Wednesday, 3 February, 2021
    Olympic Games
    ‘No cheering’: Tokyo outlines rules for Olympics to go ahead

    Attendees face constant Covid tests and 14 days of restricted movement

  • Tuesday, 2 February, 2021
    Japanese politics & policy
    Japan says nuclear crucial to hitting net zero goal by 2050

    Energy minister Kajiyama believes sector will be ‘indispensable’ after winter of power shortages

  • Wednesday, 27 January, 2021
    Covid-19 vaccines
    Japan insists on domestic clinical trials before vaccine rollout

    Covid-19 inoculation campaign delayed by Tokyo’s demand for Japan-specific data

  • Friday, 22 January, 2021
    Olympic Games
    Japan insists Tokyo Olympics will go ahead despite pandemic

    Government pushes back on reports games set to be cancelled because of Covid-19

  • Tuesday, 19 January, 2021
    Biden-Harris: what you need to know
    Biden in the White House: which world leaders stand to lose out?

    Russia’s Putin, India’s Modi and the UK’s Johnson, will find relations with the US more challenging

  • Tuesday, 12 January, 2021
    News in-depthJapan
    Fears of Japan blackouts as power prices hit record highs

    Cold snap and low LNG supplies leave portions of electricity system with little capacity

  • Tuesday, 12 January, 2021
    Trade Secrets
    Japan-South Korea dispute at risk of worsening this year Premium

    Fears grow that souring of relations between Tokyo and Seoul will develop into trade crisis

  • Friday, 8 January, 2021
    South Korea Politics & Policy
    South Korea ‘comfort women’ ruling risks deepening Japan dispute

    Seoul court’s fines reignite tensions as Biden looks for greater co-operation between Asian allies

  • Thursday, 7 January, 2021
    Japanese politics & policy
    Japan declares state of emergency in Tokyo as coronavirus cases surge

    Economists cut first-quarter growth forecast almost to zero but expect ‘robust pick-up’ in the spring

  • Tuesday, 5 January, 2021
    Pensions industry
    Pension funds need a radical rethink

    Fragmented schemes with limited investment horizons are detrimental to savers and the economy

  • Monday, 4 January, 2021
    Japanese politics & policy
    Suga warns Tokyo faces state of emergency as Covid cases soar

    Japan unlikely to roll out vaccinations until end of February, says prime minister

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