Rakuten-led group set for subsidies to build Japan’s answer to Starlink
Telecommunication Government readies $900m in support for homegrown satellite-to-mobile access A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Starlink satellites…
Japan’s top banks weigh how to raise dollars for promised US investments
Finance Private sector officials ask government, BOJ for help in securing foreign exchange Japan’s major banks are looking…
Japan’s startup ambitions collide with harassment concerns
Startups Survey finds 32% of entrepreneurs have suffered some form of harassment An event for female entrepreneurs in…
Fuel costs squeeze Japan’s struggling traditional public bath operators
Consumer Operations that have been in business for more than a century face new challenge This public bathhouse…
Japan’s Sompo Care to recruit Indian caregivers for rival firms
Japan immigration Nursing company to acquire 20% stake in Winz Plus to help fill labor-starved market Caregivers from…
Japan’s Global Brain to launch fund with US startup accelerator Techstars
Startups Venture capital firm will raise $200m to back new companies, foster connections Global Brain President Yasuhiko Yurimoto,…
Stalling ASEAN renewables leave gap for Japan’s fossil fuel tech push
The Japan-led Asia Zero Emission Community, which embraces a “one goal, various pathways” to decarbonization, is not only supporting…
Japan's slow monetary tightening suspected of hampering yen – Nikkei Asia
Japan’s slow monetary tightening suspected of hampering yen Nikkei AsiaBank of Japan sells more than 5 bil. yen in…
Japan’s PM stresses corporate investment as key to stronger economy
Economy Sanae Takaichi says supplementary budget made a ‘preliminary step’ toward achieving this Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi…
Japan’s Takaichi rejects ‘irresponsible bond issuance, tax cuts’
Interview Prime minister calls national debt level ‘still high’ in exclusive interview Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks…
Japan’s H3 rocket fails in seventh attempted launch
Japan’s H3 rocket carrying the Michibiki No. 5 satellite lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima…
Japan’s Nishikori sets sights on tennis’ top stage after return from injury
Sports Asia’s most successful men’s singles star aims to play in 2026 Australian Open Kei Nishikori plays in…