France has asked Japan to hold a ministerial meeting to discuss the future of the alliance between Renault SA and Nissan Motor Co. following the arrest of Carlos Ghosn, but Tokyo is likely to refuse the request, sources close to the matter said Monday.   While the French government is apparently aiming to retain its

The Defense Ministry concluded Monday that South Korea’s denial of an alleged radar lock on a Japanese patrol plane is “baseless” saying it cannot continue bilateral defense talks on the incident.   As the two nations have clashed over whether the said fire-control radar was directed by a South Korean Navy destroyer at a Japanese

Democracy is in the midst of a change across the globe. At the same time, the world order is crumbling. This contour will become even clearer and it may one day influence Japan. I would like to focus on its course this year.   Ever since the U.S. presidential election and the British national referendum

The French government has asked Japan to accept a merger between Renault SA and Nissan Motor Co. and Carlos Ghosn was subsequently arrested. He had managed the alliance of the carmakers, sources close to the matter said Sunday.   The request, made at talks between French and Japanese officials in Tokyo, reflects President Emmanuel Macron’s

With Sunday marking the second anniversary of Donald Trump’s presidency, the United States’ alliance with Japan has generally strengthened but his “America First” agenda — ranging from trade to North Korea — has sometimes generated uncertainty in otherwise firm bilateral relations. Personal rapport between Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as well as shared

Hitachi Ltd. said Thursday it has suspended a 3 trillion yen ($27.5 billion) nuclear plant project in Britain and may abandon it completely unless a new financing scheme is introduced, in a serious blow to the growth strategy of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government.   Hitachi will book a special loss of 300 billion yen

A close aide to Kim Jong Un arrived in Washington on Thursday to lay the groundwork for a second summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and  the North Korean leader, with negotiations over how to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula stalled.   An unspecified emissary is expected to meet with the U.S. Secretary of State Mike

Japanese Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya called on Wednesday for increased cooperation with the United States in new domains of warfare like outer space and cyberspace in a veiled response to China’ quest for military supremacy in such areas on top of conventional ground, sea and air domains.   In a speech in Washington, Iwaya sought

 It is with no doubt that the University of Perpetual Help has perfected crafting the career path of students enrolled in their Quick Auto Service Training Program after hearing several success stories from its interns who came back from Japan after their 3-year internship. UPH has worked hard just to get the right partners

 With Japan’s aging society and shrinking workforce, the government has decided to open its borders to foreign workers than watch the economy of Japan die. Despite the skyrocketing increase in the demand for foreign workers, the (Nihongo) language skill remains one of the main barriers in the recruitment. We sat down in an interview