Asia Insight
Japan's Expo 2025: Osaka triumph or billion-dollar folly?
World fair site on 'Dream Island' mired in construction delays and doubling of costs
Business trends
Japan corporate bankruptcies hit 9-year high with end of COVID lifelines
Tally could top 10,000 in fiscal 2024 as cost pressure rises
Your Week in Asia
Japan's Kishida visits Washington, Uniqlo parent earnings, China data
Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events
Work
Japan is running out of people on sidelines of job market
Businesses face rise in labor costs that will force changes in how they work
Business trends
U.S. pulls further ahead of China as Japan investment destination
Homebuilders and food companies move in closer to American consumers
Datawatch
Japan's official statistics miss the depth of the labor shortage
Younger workers shun public job placement service, making its data less reliable
Technology
Taiwan quake highlights risks and readiness of Asia's chip sector
Manufacturers apply lessons from past to keep industry humming
Travel & Leisure
Japan hotel rates spike 25% as weak yen draws foreign tourists
Average room rates jump for 26 straight months amid shortage of hotel workers
Interview
Japan, U.S., Philippines to cooperate in clean energy, chips: Kishida
Prime minister speaks to Nikkei in exclusive interview ahead of trilateral summit
Natural disasters
Taiwan earthquake kills at least 9; TSMC plants recovering
World's top chipmaker reports no damage to most advanced equipment
Trade
Japan wagyu faces setback after U.S. beef tariff quota filled
Limit reached two month earlier than last year as Brazil steps up exports
International relations
Indonesia's Prabowo visits Japan for balance after his China trip
President-elect wants to strengthen defense and economic ties with Tokyo
Bank of Japan
Weak yen spurs speculation of further rate hikes while bond market stays calm
Inflationary pressure from import prices levels off as commodities stabilize
Economy
Japan's rising tide of wage hikes lifts pay at small manufacturers
Labor unions win record increases, as focus turns to sustaining raises
Bank of Japan
Bank of Japan bond purchases shrank 36% in fiscal 2023
Buying seen staying flat for now, but speculation on tightening grows
Economy
Japan manufacturers' business mood drops for the first time in a year
BOJ Tankan survey shows lingering gloom among large companies
Market Spotlight
BOJ's rate hike leaves wide yield gap with U.S., Europe, causes yen to slide
Lowest-yielding G10 currency's use for carry trades helps push it to 34-year low
Your Week in Asia
BOJ Tankan, Indian monetary policy, Samsung earnings
Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events
Markets
Will Japan's domestic-focused stocks recharge market rally?
Consumer spending to be key in fueling the next driver after semiconductors
Japan immigration
Japan's labor-starved companies welcome expanded foreign worker program
Industries could face a heavier burden in training staff from overseas
Podcast: News Roundup
Self-driving forklifts show the future of Japan's logistics
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Podcast: News Roundup
How Asia is using QR codes
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Editor-in-Chief’s Picks
Letter from Nikkei Asia's editor: Japan's tale of two economies
Shin Nakayama shares his weekly reflections and recommendations
Economy
Japan CEOs less bullish on economy as they wait for wage hikes
Half of top chiefs see expansion, down from 72% three months ago