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TOKYO -- The Japan Bank for International Cooperation will join forces with South Korean and German government-affiliated financial institutions, as well as other lenders, on a $2.5 billion loan to support a Chile copper mine expansion that is expected to help Japanese companies secure a supply of the metal, Nikkei has learned.
TOKYO -- Japan plans to grant up to five years residency for angel investors, Nikkei has learned, in a bid to bring in much-needed investment money for the country's startups.
TOKYO -- The Bank of Japan is expected to end its negative interest rates when its policy board meets on Monday and Tuesday, Nikkei has learned, marking the first rate hike since February 2007 in a turning point for the BOJ's long-running monetary easing policy.
WASHINGTON -- Joey Siu, a prominent pro-democracy Hong Kong activist, told Nikkei that she continues to face "worsening harassment and also threats" from China even after moving to the U.S., stressing the global nature of the problem.
WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Joe Biden expressed his desire that steelmaker U.S. Steel remains American-owned in a statement Thursday.
TOKYO -- Japan should establish a timeline for moving away from coal power and set more ambitious emission reduction targets, the new U.S. climate envoy said this week while hinting that such topics could be raised at the U.S.-Japan summit next month.
TOKYO -- The Bank of Japan will discuss whether to end its negative interest rate policy at a meeting that starts Monday, Nikkei has learned, as pay hikes by major companies bring the central bank's 2% price stability target within reach.
Paul Cohen is a barrister in London.