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JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Apr 28, 2023
In 'new scramble for Africa,' Japan slips behind
Kishida is making a trip to Africa, but Tokyo is struggling to define its relationship with the continent as China and Russia ramp up their influence in the region.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 20, 2022
African Development Bank chief sees Japanese private sector as pathway to growth
Akinwumi Adesina has urged Japanese businesses to set aside outdated perceptions and invest more in the diverse opportunities offered by the continent.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 27, 2022
Inflation, interest rate hikes and China lockdowns hitting Asia’s growth outlook
The Asian Development Bank's Albert Park details the reasons the organization cut its growth forecast for Asia to 4.6% from an earlier forecast of 5.2%.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 14, 2021
Nearly 30% of large Japanese firms plan to boost green investments
Manufacturers were particularly keen to increase their decarbonization-related investments, with 46% in the transport machinery industry saying they will do so.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 12, 2020
Development banks make landmark climate pledge, but no fossil fuel phase out
The world's public development banks on Wednesday pledged to align their financial firepower with the Paris Agreement on climate change but avoided a firm commitment to phase out fossil fuel financing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 11, 2019
ADB downgrades 2019 and 2020 growth forecast for developing Asian nations
The Asian Development Bank expects slower growth than expected for developing nations on the continent this year and next, it said in a report Wednesday, citing weakening domestic investment due to external factors such as the U.S.-China trade war for its 5.2 percent expansion forecast.
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BUSINESS
Aug 31, 2019
African Development Bank chief seeks 'bolder' Japanese investment in Africa
African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina has called on Japanese companies to be "bolder" about making investments in Africa.
BUSINESS
Aug 7, 2019
U.S. probes Chinese banks' role in North Korean nuclear arms
The U.S. is investigating a chain of financial transactions involving three big Chinese banks that allegedly helped finance North Korea's nuclear weapons program, according to an appeals court opinion unsealed Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 16, 2019
Asian Development Bank chief says Japan-backed lender will continue loans to China
The bank will keep lending billions of dollars to the world's second-biggest economy, taking a different stance from the World Bank and its plans to reduce loans to China.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 17, 2018
When financiers can be agents of positive change
With Strategy 2030, the Asian Development Bank has a crucial chance to make a difference in achieving a better quality of growth in the region.
JAPAN / Politics
May 4, 2018
Finance chiefs from Japan, China and South Korea hail inter-Korean summit
The finance ministers and central bank governors of the three countries also warned of risks from rising protectionism and noted the importance of free trade.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 18, 2018
Achieving inflation target only possible if nation's elderly remain employed, expert says
If the Bank of Japan wants to reach its 2 percent inflation target, policymakers may find more success in helping the typical grandparent remain employed rather than simply pumping monetary stimulus into the economy, according to economist Naoyuki Yoshino, who heads a government-affiliated think tank.
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JAPAN
Jun 22, 2017
95% of tourists to western Japan hope to return to explore less-trodden paths
Close to 95 percent of tourists from Asia who have visited western Japan would like to travel to areas off the beaten track, a survey showed Thursday.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 17, 2017
Japan may inject public money to turn around Toshiba: sources
A consortium including the state-backed Innovation Network Corp. of Japan and the Development Bank of Japan is mulling investing in Toshiba Corp.'s memory chip business, sources said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 1, 2017
Asia needs $26 trillion infrastructure investment by 2030, report says
Asia's infrastructure race is just getting started.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 19, 2017
Toshiba could incur ¥700 billion loss, asks state-owned bank for aid
Toshiba Corp. has sought financial aid from the state-owned Development Bank of Japan as it expects losses from its U.S. nuclear business.
BUSINESS
Nov 24, 2016
ADB appoints Stanford-trained Sawada as chief economist
The Asian Development Bank has appointed Yasuyuki Sawada, a professor at the University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Economics, as its chief economist.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 21, 2015
A lesson in the geopolitics of infrastructure finance
The war to compel China to abide by the U.S.-designed and controlled post-1945 liberal international economic order is well and truly lost.
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BUSINESS / Companies
May 29, 2015
Skymark files recovery plan, names DBJ director as president
An executive of the Development Bank of Japan is expected to be named president of Skymark Airlines Inc. in a restructuring plan the bankrupt carrier was to submit to a court later Friday, sources said.
JAPAN / Politics
May 4, 2015
ASEAN Plus Three pledge further structural reforms
Financial chiefs from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations plus Japan, China and South Korea have agreed on the need to promote structural reforms in a bid to promote economic growth, and to be vigilant against risks arising from large capital outflows.

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