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Kishida is under growing pressure to fire Masahito Moriyama, the minister of education and culture, after it was confirmed that he received support from a group affiliated with the Unification Church during the 2021 election for the House of Representatives. Moriyama’s ministry has jurisdiction over religious organisations.
TOKYO -- The government-backed Development Bank of Japan will invest more than 150 billion yen ($1 billion) to build supply chain resilience in semiconductors, batteries and other industries vital to the nation's economic security, Nikkei has learned.
TOKYO -- Aggregate net profits for listed Japanese manufacturers grew more than 20% on the year for the April-to-December period, on price hikes and brisk auto and machinery sales powered by a solid U.S. economy.
TOKYO -- The first column I wrote in 2021, titled "Farewell to the Pro Wrestler President," was published just days after Jan. 6, when Trump loyalists stormed the U.S. Capitol building in an attempt to overturn the 2020 election.
Stephen Givens is a partner with the corporate law firm JLX Partners in Tokyo.
TOKYO -- The number of fans attending K-pop concerts in Japan has likely surpassed audience traffic from before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an industry group.
HONG KONG/TOKYO -- Chinese stocks are showing signs of bottoming out as the government steps in to bolster the market, but concerns over the economy's slowing growth persist among overseas investors.
Will she make it in time?