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TOKYO/JAKARTA -- The recent discovery of a natural gas reservoir off the coast of Sumatra will form the backbone for Indonesia's energy transition, the country's energy minister told Nikkei Asia.
TOKYO -- Hitachi plans to train 50,000 employees by 2027 who will be capable of developing new services using generative artificial intelligence.
TOKYO -- Japan's regional airports are seeing a recovery in international travelers as foreign tourists flood the country, returning in fiscal 2023 to just over 60% of the total for pre-pandemic fiscal 2019, but an absence of visitors from China is a headwind on a full recovery.
TOKYO -- Aneesh Raman, vice president and workforce expert at business networking site LinkedIn, believes the most important skills for workers in the age of artificial intelligence (AI) are "soft skills." In other words, we all need to be better listeners and never stop learning.
Dr. Mandeep Dhaliwal is director of the HIV and health group at the U.N. Development Program. Dr. Osamu Kunii is chief executive of the Tokyo-based Global Health Innovative Technology Fund.
TOKYO -- Mongolia seeks to expand its exploration for new deposits of critical minerals including nickel, lithium and rare earths, parliament chief Gombojav Zandanshatar told Nikkei Asia in an interview.
Raising the child allowance age cap from 15 to 18 and a larger monthly allowance for a third child will be a big help, they say, referring to the measures announced on Wednesday. The Shigenos, who live in Tokyo, also say they stand to benefit from more time off from their employers and expanded childcare services.
TOKYO -- Suzuki Motor on Friday announced it will close a subsidiary's auto plant in Thailand by the end of 2025 amid sluggish sales in the country and the automaker's decision to focus on global production sites with more promising markets.