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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 1, 2017
Asia needs $26 trillion infrastructure investment by 2030, report says
Asia's infrastructure race is just getting started.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 13, 2016
Why Japan should reconsider joining the AIIB
Now that the Chinese-led bank has begun operations, Japan's concerns have largely been addressed.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 22, 2016
AIIB holdout Japan risks missing out on the infrastructure contracts it seeks
When Canada said in August it would join the Chinese-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, all eyes turned to Japan and the U.S.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 8, 2015
China overtakes Japan as Asia's top technology exporter
China has brought to an end Japan's dominance of Asia's high-technology exports, according to the Asian Development Bank.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 2, 2015
China's AIIB to offer loans with fewer strings than World Bank: sources
China's new international development bank will offer loans with fewer strings attached than the World Bank, sources said, as Beijing seeks to change the unwritten rules of global development finance.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 21, 2015
China heralds boost for emerging nations with BRICS Bank opening
The biggest emerging economies opened their New Development Bank in Shanghai on Tuesday, strengthening China's ability to offer developing nations the support traditionally given by the U.S. and Japan through organizations like the World Bank.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 1, 2015
What's next for the AIIB?
Is the AIIB a Chinese wolf in a multilateral sheep's clothing, or simply an institution whose time has come given China's economic rise?
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 9, 2015
Aim for green infrastructure expansion in Asia
Infrastructure projects in Asia must be accompanied by protective safeguards to avoid damaging the environment, climate and communities — and slowing economic growth.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 8, 2015
Corruption, environment, governance issues must be addressed before Japan weighs AIIB entry: Abe
Leaders of the Group of Seven industrial nations discussed a new Chinese-led Asian investment bank at their summit on Sunday, with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe underlining the need to address issues like corruption, his spokesman said.
BUSINESS
May 22, 2015
Abe announces $110 billion in aid for 'high-quality' infrastructure in Asia
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has announced $110 billion (¥13 trillion) in aid for "high-quality" infrastructure development in Asia over the next five years, in an apparent move to counterbalance the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.
Reference / Q&A
Apr 15, 2015
Is China-led bank a lost opportunity?
China's proposed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is causing a stir as the majority of Group of 20 leading economies sign on as founding members, while the U.S. and Japan remain on the sidelines.
BUSINESS
Apr 13, 2015
China rejects Taiwan's bid to become AIIB founding member
Taiwan is not able to become a founding member of the Beijing-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank but is still welcome to become an ordinary member in the future, the Chinese government said on Monday.
EDITORIALS
Apr 8, 2015
Japan should join the AIIB
Japan should join the AIIB so it can exert influence from within to ensure it is run according to international norms.
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Mar 23, 2015
How Europe and U.S. stumbled into spat over China-led bank
Sometimes geopolitical shifts happen by accident rather than design.
BUSINESS
Mar 23, 2015
U.S. proposes cooperation between new China-led bank and Western institutions: WSJ
President Barack Obama's administration is proposing that a new Chinese-led development bank over which Washington has voiced concerns work collaboratively with Western development groups like the World Bank, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 20, 2015
Abe administration develops rift over China's new development bank
Officials in the Abe administration give conflicting views over whether Japan should participate in China's new infrastructure investment bank and risk its ties with Washington.
BUSINESS
Aug 28, 2014
Ebola causing huge damage to West Africa economies: development bank
The worst-ever Ebola outbreak is causing enormous damage to West African economies as foreign businessmen quit the region, the African Development Bank said, while a leading medical charity branded the international response "entirely inadequate."
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 8, 2013
Nakao nominated to head ADB
Japan announced Thursday that it will nominate its top currency official, Takehiko Nakao, to head the Asian Development Bank as Haruhiko Kuroda prepares to step down to lead the Bank of Japan.
Japan and U.S. both claim win in surprise 11th-hour tariff deal
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Ryosei Akazawa, Japan chief tariff negotiator, in Tokyo
Disappointing start to Nagoya tournament turns into fascinating final stretch
Ichiyamamoto (left) defeats Gonoyama to secure a winning record at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, at IG Arena on Monday.
Ignore the election hype, foreign residents are here to stay
Sohei Kamiya, founder of the Sanseito, which campaigned on a “Japanese first” message and tough immigration rhetoric, speaks at a rally in Gunma Prefecture on July 6.
Big unanswered questions follow Japan's big, beautiful deal with the U.S.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday in Washington, the day after he agreed to an 11th-hour trade deal with Japan.
Ishiba denies reports he will resign next month, leaving his fate unclear
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba looks on after meeting with the Liberal Democratic Party executives at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan leans into homegrown AI amid rising competition
McKinsey’s 2025 Technology Trends Outlook, published Wednesday, says that the use of “sovereign AI” is a trend gaining significant global traction, including in Japan.
Induction of Ichiro has Cooperstown fretfully preparing
Ichiro Suzuki will soon become the first Japanese player to be enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
JT picks: What not to miss at Fuji Rock 2025
Fuji Rock Festival turns the green slopes of Niigata Prefecture’s Naeba Ski Resort into a summer escape that offers soundtracks for every mood.
Japan’s top brands get tied up in the great sunscreen debate
A coral reef in Okinawa in July 2022. Some jurisdictions around the world have moved to ban certain sunscreens in a bid to protect coral reefs, but some say the impact on reefs is far from clear.
Pentagon looks to unleash ‘military drone dominance’
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts a drone demonstration at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on July 10.

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