Economy

Shanghai's skyline. Many Japanese and South Korean business leaders see the slowing of the Chinese economy having a significant impact on their companies.
Economy

Japan, China and South Korea execs optimistic on economy in 2024

Corporate heads see strong growth despite weakness in China, poll shows

16 January 2024
Suzuki Motor is halting output at a car plant in Hungary for seven days. (Photo by Koji Uema)
Supply Chain

Suzuki suspends production at Hungary car plant due to Red Sea attacks

Militia activity near Yemen has overshadowed global logistics

16 January 2024
New Hope Group is one of the most successful private businesses since China began economic reforms in the late 1970s.
Caixin

Chinese feed giant New Hope navigates downside of boom-bust cycle

Country's No. 3 hog breeder is hurting as prices drop after boosting capacity

16 January 2024
With colleagues at the international organizations division of the Ministry of Finance in January 1988: I am in the front row, second from the left.
Haruhiko Kuroda

Butting heads with the U.S.: Haruhiko Kuroda (12)

Kuroda handles international issues after returning to Finance Ministry

16 January 2024
Chinese 100 yuan notes. Consumer prices in China fell 0.3% from a year earlier in December.
Bonds

China 10-year yield near record low on deflation fears

Speculation of easing persists even as medium-term rate kept steady

16 January 2024
Commuters cross a street in central Tokyo. Japan's GDP dropped 1.4% in November from the month before, according to the Japan Center for Economic Research. (Photo by Satoko Kawasaki)
Economy

Japan GDP dropped 1.4% in November on export slowdown: JCER

Economy marks first contraction in two months

15 January 2024
Mie Prefecture days: My posting taught me about the interesting and difficult challenges of local government. In this photo, I spoke at a firefighting event in Mie.
Haruhiko Kuroda

Working in Mie prefecture: Haruhiko Kuroda (11)

Kuroda takes on local issues in management role in regional post

15 January 2024
BYD's vehicles line up at its manufacturing base in Hefei, in China's Anhui province. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)
Your Week in Asia

BYD's Indonesia foray, China GDP, JAXA lunar landing

Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events

14 January 2024
South Korea has been widening a probe into global investment banks to weed out illegal short-sellers from the local stock market.
Markets

South Korea says it will impose penalties on two global banks

Authority has been investigating practice of naked short-selling

14 January 2024
A survey of Chinese consumers showed growing interest in leisurely self-improvement through hobbies. (Photo by Shunsuke Tabeta)
Society

Chinese are shifting work-life balance toward 'life,' poll shows

Survey reveals more focus on hobbies, less on job skills since pandemic

14 January 2024
A migrant worker dismantles scaffolding at a construction site in Beijing. 
Society

In China, deletion of migrant worker film sparks anger

'Working Like This for 30 Years' documentary contradicts Beijing's economic narrative

13 January 2024
The city of Suzu was one of the locations hit hardest by the Jan. 1 earthquake.
Natural disasters

Japan earthquake swarm may have damaged homes bit by bit, scientists say

Stress accumulated from past tremors could have weakened even resilient buildings

13 January 2024
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, views the launch of a Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile during what North Korea said was a drill at an unknown location Dec. 18, 2023.
Editor-in-Chief’s Picks

Letter from Nikkei Asia's editor: Your predictions for 2024

Shin Nakayama shares his weekly reflections and recommendations

12 January 2024
Douglas Hsu, Taiwan's chief representative in Australia, speaks online to Nikkei Asia on Jan. 12. 
Defense

Taiwan 'open' to deeper AUKUS ties amid election meddling fears

Representative to Australia highlights growing China interference in cyberspace

12 January 2024
During the three-day New Year holiday, China recorded over 1.72 million inbound and outbound trips a day.
Caixin

China relaxes visa rules for foreign travelers to boost economy

Beijing wants to encourage more visitors for business, study and tourism

12 January 2024
A terminal at the port of Yantai, Shandong province, on Jan. 10. China in 2023 exported 4.91 million vehicles.
Trade

China's annual exports drop for first time in seven years

Shipments declined 4.6% in 2023 amid sluggish global demand

12 January 2024
Prime Minister Masayoshi Ohira answers parliamentary questions on a general consumption tax in March 1979.
Haruhiko Kuroda

The failure of the general consumption tax: Haruhiko Kuroda (10)

Now at Tax Bureau, Kuroda learns difficulty of implementing tax reforms

12 January 2024
The number of workers in Japan could halve by 2100 to 32 million, the OECD estimates. (Photo by Yutaka Miyaguchi)
Work

OECD urges Japan to scrap mandatory retirement amid labor shortage

New report outlines measures to encourage more seniors and women to work

12 January 2024
OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann speaks to Nikkei Asia in Tokyo on Jan. 11. (Photo by Yuki Kohara) 
Economy

OECD chief says Indonesia's membership application 'exciting'

Southeast Asian country brings voice of emerging economies

11 January 2024
Chinese consumers are increasingly switching away from the internal combustion engine toward electric vehicles. 
Automobiles

China's 2023 auto sales grow 12% on overseas demand for EVs

Belgium, Thailand are key destinations for Chinese electric cars

11 January 2024
During my time with the IMF: Then-Bank of Japan Gov. Teiichiro Morinaga, center, was on a visit to the U.S. I am second from the left.
Haruhiko Kuroda

The first oil crisis: Haruhiko Kuroda (9)

Coping with the first oil crisis and a move to Washington

11 January 2024
The nuclear plant in Shika, Ishikawa prefecture, had been undergoing a safety review to resume operations, but that will likely be postponed by years.
Natural disasters

Japan nuclear plant shaken beyond some safety estimates by Jan. 1 quake

Oil leaks after 3-meter tsunami, but no damage to reactors reported

11 January 2024
China's exports to the U.S. dropped off in 2023 as tensions between the two countries spurred shifts in supply chains.
Trade

China set to lose crown as top U.S. exporter after 17 years

Mexico to take lead as 'friendshoring' brings in manufacturing

11 January 2024
In my fifth year at the Ministry of Finance, I proposed that Japan shift to a floating exchange rate system in the ministry's public relations magazine.
Haruhiko Kuroda

Collapse of the fixed-exchange rate system: Haruhiko Kuroda (8)

Back at the Finance Ministry, Kuroda works to cope with 1971 Nixon Shock

10 January 2024
The Nikkei Stock Average continues its rise, briefly topping the 34,000 yen mark on Wednesday.
Markets

Japan stocks soar on earnings hopes, reaching new 33-year high

Wage hikes seen as key to sustaining virtuous cycle for economy

10 January 2024