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Japan's Takeda eyes new focus on vaccines after OTC asset sales: CEO Weber

Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical is looking at making vaccines a core business after completing asset sales to lower debt following its takeover of Shire, Chief Executive Christophe Weber said

SoftBank investors await CEO Son's cashpile clues in second-quarter report

TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp <9984.T> shareholders have an $80 billion (£61 billion) question for Chief Executive Masayoshi Son when he presents the Japanese tech investment giant's earnings on Monday: Just what will he do with that cash, due in from assets sold since March?

Japan's household spending, wages slump as Covid-19 pandemic pain lingers

Japan's household spending slumped in September from a year earlier and real wages slid for the seventh straight month, data showed

Had a strong Prime Day in India, Diwali off to a good start: Amazon CFO

The e-commerce giant will continue to invest in international markets including India, where the volumes are growing

Japan's factory output rises for 4th month on jump in machinery production

Separate data showed the September jobless rate held steady, while the number of available jobs per applicant fell to the lowest level since late 2013

Japan automakers post 2.1% dip in Sep global sales on subdued demand

Japanese automakers saw a 2.1% drop in global vehicles sales in September compared with a year earlier as the coronavirus pandemic continued to hurt demand even as factories and dealerships reopen

Japan Sep retail sales fall 8.7% y-o-y as shopping appetite remains subdued

Japanese retail sales fell 8.7% in September from a year earlier, down for a seventh straight month, government data showed, as the coronavirus pandemic kept a lid on consumers' shopping appetite

NTPC ties up with Japan Bank for International for Rs 3,500-crore loan

The facility is extended under JBIC's Global Action for Reconciling Economic growth and Environment preservation (GREEN) for projects which ensure conservation of global environment.

Japan PM Yoshihide Suga says plan to release Fukushima water coming soon

Japanese PM Yoshihide Suga said Wednesday that his government is working on the of a plan to release the massive amounts of radioactive water being stored at the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant

Lee's death raises questions over Samsung's future in electronics industry

The death of its iconic promoter, Lee Kun-hee, raises questions over how long the chaebol can maintain its gigantic footprint in the global electronics industry

Japan's ANA to cut 3,500 jobs in 3 years over Covid-19 woes: Report

The job losses are part of ANA's broader business restructuring plan to be announced on Tuesday

Japan set to target zero emissions by 2050 to fight climate change

The new target will be announced by Suga when he makes his first address to parliament on Monday, after taking office last month, the Nikkei reported earlier this week

Japan, Britain sign bilateral free trade deal for post-Brexit era

Appearing with Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, Truss called the agreement a "landmark" as the first major trade deal for Britain since it returned as an independent trading nation

Britain signs first major post-Brexit trade agreement with Japan

Britain formally left the EU in January and it has focused on negotiating new trade pacts with countries around the world as its status-quo transition period ends on December 31

Asia defies dire predictions of a massive spike in corporate bankruptcies

Lockdowns worldwide prompted by the coronavirus outbreak have wrecked economic growth and led to bankruptcies of firms

Japan govt sticks to nuclear fuel cycle despite plutonium stockpile

Japan it will pursue its nuclear fuel recycling program that would involve extracting plutonium from spent fuel, despite international concerns about the country's already huge plutonium stockpile

Hit by pandemic, Japan's ANA to suffer $4.8 bn net loss this year: Report

As part of its cost-saving efforts, the airline plans to cut its fleet of aircraft by about 25, said the source, who declined to be named due to the sensitivity of the matter

Japan boost security ties with Vietnam, ramps up pressure on China: Report

Japenese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Monday agreed with his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc to cooperate on regional issues including the disputed South China Sea (SCS).Speaking to media in Hanoi, Suga described the pact with Vietnam as a "big step in the field of security". The agreement in principle could see Japan exporting defence equipment and technologies including patrol planes and radar to Vietnam, a rival claimant and vocal critic of Beijing's expansive claims in the resource-rich South China Sea, South China Morning Post (SCMP) report.According to SCMP, Japan is ramping up pressure on China over the South China Sea.Suga, who took office last month, said Vietnam was a "cornerstone" of efforts to realise a "free and open Indo-Pacific" and that Japan would contribute to "peace and prosperity in the region", Kyodo News reported.He also criticised activities in the South China Sea "that go against the rule of law" - a veiled reference to Beijing's assertiveness in ...

Japan's PM Suga arrives in Indonesia to affirm deeper ties to counter China

Japan is pushing for members of the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations to cooperate in promoting its Free and Open Indo-Pacific vision

Japan to join forces with US, Europe in regulating Big Tech firms

The chairman of Japan's Fair Trade Commission, also said Tokyo could open a probe into any merger or business tie-up involving fitness tracker maker Fitbit if the size of such deals are big enough