AP Week in Pictures: Asia
Jan. 12-18, 2024
Asian news from Tokyo
Japanese Communist Party seeks reboot with 1st female leader
TOKYO -- The Japanese Communist Party hopes to shake its image of a staid party out of sync with the times by installing its first woman as chief, but declining membership and a changing geopolitical landscape pose challenges.
Amazon to invest $15bn in Japan over 5 years, topping funds for India
TOKYO -- Amazon Web Services, the world's biggest cloud computing company, announced on Friday that it will invest about 2.3 trillion yen ($15.5 billion) in Japan over five years between 2023 and 2027.
N Korea conducts 'underwater nuclear weapons system' test - state media
North Korea says it has tested an "underwater nuclear weapons system" in response to joint military drills by the US, South Korea and Japan, according to state media reports.
Kishida weighs dissolving his party faction over funds scandal
TOKYO -- Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Thursday that he is considering disbanding the ruling party faction he once led as prosecutors widen their investigation of a political funds scandal.
Japanese inflation hit 41-year high in 2023
TOKYO -- Japan's core consumer price index climbed 3.1% last year to mark its biggest gain since 1982, official data showed on Friday, driven up by rising food costs and as a weaker yen made imports more expensive.
Development Bank of Japan makes 1st foreign startup investment with 3DEO stake
TOKYO -- The Development Bank of Japan has partnered with Seiko Epson to buy into a U.S. company that develops and produces 3D metal printers, in the state-backed institution's first direct investment in a foreign startup.
Yamaha taps school music lessons to score growth in India, Southeast Asia
NEW DELHI/TOKYO -- For one New Delhi fifth grader shy of singing, a white, plastic recorder gifted by Japan's Yamaha Corp. has been a potentially career-defining revelation.