Why Amazon has struggled to crack India
India, fast-growing and democratic, was supposed to be the ultimate proof that the Amazon model would succeed outside the U.S. and a handful of smaller industrialized countries.
Japan’s new growth strategy to promote overseas investment
The government will position foreign direct investment as a core policy instrument to facilitate exports.
Japan officials met metals and LNG firms in unusual Moscow Talks
The talks underscored the importance Tokyo and Moscow place on keeping channels of communication open.
South Korea’s wealth fund to tap alternative assets with Tokyo office
It will be the fund’s sixth overseas outpost, joining offices in New York, London, Singapore, Mumbai and San Francisco.
Satellite images fuel speculation of Xi visit to North Korea
The imagery on May 30 by satellite firm Vantor appears to show a fenced-off section and a structure being built in Kim Il Sung Square.
Japan official calls forex intervention a key tool to send message
Such intervention should be used when foreign exchange market moves that clearly deviate from economic fundamentals persist, Mimura said.
Japan’s Cannes moment signals a new global push
Tao Okamoto made history at Cannes, while Japanese filmmakers and producers looked ahead, embracing collaboration as the future of the industry.
Beijing says U.S. comments on Tiananmen crackdown ’smear’ China
“No amount of censorship can erase the past,” U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday, referring to the events of June 4, 1989.
Japan confirms more cases of Saga police DNA misconduct
A report from the National Police Agency said the agency can’t rule out the possibility that investigations were negatively affected in 37 cases.
10th Anime Awards spotlight industry’s international reach
Celebrity guests from Canada, India and other countries attended Crunchyroll’s annual awards ceremony, a testament to anime’s growing cultural footprint around the world.