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TOKYO -- The yen should not be considered a safe-haven currency and its recent decline against the dollar can only partially be attributed to the Japan-U.S. interest rate gap, Hiroshi Watanabe, former vice minister of finance for international affairs, told Nikkei in a recent interview.
JAKARTA -- From Indonesia's first sci-fi series to a Philippine zombie apocalypse movie, U.S. streaming service Netflix is expanding local production to meet Southeast Asians' growing appetite for homegrown entertainment.
WASHINGTON -- Gen. Eric Smith, commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, told Nikkei on Friday that a new unit established in November on the Japanese island of Okinawa is designed to "counter PRC [the People's Republic of China] aggression" in order to protect Japan and others in geopolitically sensitive areas.
SEOUL -- Korean Air Lines has chosen cargo-only carrier Air Incheon as the preferred bidder for Asiana Airlines' global cargo freighter business, taking a key step toward its own planned acquisition of Asiana.
TOKYO -- Japanese company Ricoh launched presales of its first Pentax film camera in over 20 years in some overseas markets on Tuesday, aiming to attract Generation Z customers looking for a retro experience that stands in contrast to today's digital world where photos can be snapped with smartphones.
SEOUL -- North Korea and Russia agreed at a summit to significantly upgrade relations, including a pledge to defend each other militarily in the event of an attack. But analysts say the heretofore transactional nature of their ties casts serious doubt on whether they will live up to that commitment.
TOKYO -- Extreme heat across much of the world is driving natural gas prices to some of the highest levels this year, exacerbating the upward pressure from worries about Russia curbing supplies to Europe again.
TOKYO -- Mineral resources including about 75 years of Japan's cobalt consumption and around 11 years' worth of nickel have been found near an isolated island in the country's exclusive economic zone, researchers said Friday.