Japan’s slowing economy has steelmakers worried as the country’s manufacturing sector sees more pressure from the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your Continue Reading
Japan’s auto industry and government are setting up a joint council for carmakers and auto parts suppliers as they face disruption due to the coronavirus outbreak. The group will share information Continue Reading
Japan recorded a trade deficit for the month of January Wednesday, as exports declined amid worries about the spread of a new virus that could deaden regional economic growth. The Continue Reading
The Japanese economy shrank at an annual pace of 6.3% last quarter as growth was battered by typhoons and crimped consumer spending. The seasonally adjusted economic data released Monday by Continue Reading
Another 67 people have tested positive for the coronavirus on the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan, Health Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Saturday. The United States said earlier on Continue Reading
Noriko Hayashi for The New York Times Just beyond the windows of Satsuki Kanno’s apartment overlooking Tokyo Bay, a behemoth from a bygone era will soon rise: a coal-burning power Continue Reading
Japan has deployed a warship to critical oil shipping lanes in the Middle East, and has authorized use of force for those ships, Reuters reported on Sunday. The decision to authorize force Continue Reading
Toyota Motor Corporation and Panasonic Corporation have decided to establish Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, Inc., a joint venture specializing in advanced automotive batteries, including prismatic Li-ion, solid-state and next-generation Continue Reading
Toyota Motor Corp ( 7203.T ) and Panasonic Corp ( 6752.T ) have agreed to set up a joint venture that will begin developing electric vehicle (EV) batteries from April, Continue Reading
Just in case a global viral pandemic, whose sources are still unclear and apparently now include human feces , wasn’t enough, the global outrage meter is about to go “up Continue Reading
