Biden may visit to Japan chip plant on G-7 summit sidelines

Tokyo, 2 April, /AJMEDIA/ U.S. President Joe Biden may visit a cutting-edge semiconductor factory operated by a U.S. chip giant in western Japan when he visits for the Group of… Read more

Spending by foreign visitors to Japan jumps sevenfold in 2022

Tokyo, 2 April, /AJMEDIA/ Spending by foreign visitors to Japan in 2022 grew sharply from the year before to 898.7 billion yen as arrivals began increasing from October when border… Read more

Small areas reopen near Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant; few return

Tokyo, 2 April, /AJMEDIA/ Evacuation orders were lifted in small sections of a town just southwest of the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Saturday, in time for the… Read more

Huawei profit sinks in 2022 amid sanctions, but sales higher

Tokyo, 2 April, /AJMEDIA/ Huawei has reported a nearly 70% decline in profit last year amid sanctions and pandemic challenges, but its enterprise sales rose as the Chinese technology giant… Read more

World Bank says recoveries in Asian economies losing steam

Tokyo, 2 April, /AJMEDIA/ Developing economies in Asia have mostly regained ground lost during the pandemic but are seeing their recoveries stall as productivity lags, the World Bank said in… Read more

Angels score 11 in 3rd inning; thump Fujinami and A’s 13-1

Tokyo, 2 April, /AJMEDIA/ Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Angels only needed one time through the lineup to figure out Shintaro Fujinami. Taylor Ward homered and drove in four… Read more

Room-temperature superconductors could revolutionize electronics

Tokyo, 2 April, /AJMEDIA/ Superconductors make highly efficient electronics, but the ultralow temperatures and ultrahigh pressures required to make them work are costly and difficult to implement. Room-temperature superconductors promise… Read more

Japan to tighten export controls of advanced chip equipment

Tokyo, 2 April, /AJMEDIA/ Japan on Friday unveiled plans to control exports of 23 items used to make semiconductors, following U.S. pressure for countries to impose restrictions to contain China.… Read more

Japan’s junior ruling party Komeito members eye China trip in May

Tokyo, 2 April, /AJMEDIA/ Komeito, the junior coalition partner of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is arranging a trip to China by its lawmakers possibly in May, a source familiar… Read more

Hayashi to push China to free detained Japan national

Tokyo, 2 April, /AJMEDIA/ Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi is expected to demand the prompt release of a Japanese businessman detained on suspicion of espionage when he meets his Chinese counterpart… Read more