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TOKYO -- Tatami, a traditional Japanese flooring material made from woven igusa rush grass, is gaining popularity abroad, as people who discover its charm while visiting Japan or at Japanese restaurants overseas are introducing it into their lives. Tatami shops are exporting products in various shapes that can fit irregular floor layouts.
KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia is pushing to draw more venture capital investment from overseas as it accelerates its technology startup sector, the country's economy minister said in an interview.
TOKYO -- Japanese corporations reinvested 10.57 trillion yen ($67.8 billion) of overseas profits abroad last fiscal year, more than triple the amount a decade earlier, new government data shows.
TOKYO -- Transparent displays made by Toppan Holdings that can translate spoken queries into Japanese are proving a godsend to overseas visitors.
TOKYO -- The amount of capital raised by Japanese companies via foreign equity financing jumped about 30% last fiscal year to 2.3 trillion yen ($14.9 billion), as progress on governance reform attracted deep-pocketed international investors.
But the advertising executive is not even able to vote in the polls – he is a British citizen of Indian origin who has long been an admirer of Modi’s policies. There is a sense of pride among many ethnic Indians overseas like Tiwari in Modi’s vision, and a feeling that his Bharatiya Janata Party-led government is charting the right path for the country’s future.
TAIPEI -- TSMC and Foxconn are not the only Taiwanese tech companies feeling compelled to expand abroad. Suppliers of chip and electronics tools, materials and plant builders are also venturing beyond the island as top clients undertake their biggest overseas expansion in decades.
Hun Sen stepped down in August after nearly four decades of iron-fisted rule, passing the baton to his eldest son Hun Manet following a landslide win in national polls held without any significant opposition parties.