The QUAD, a group comprised of India, the US, Japan, and Australia, has been trying to ensure uninterrupted trade even if tensions erupt with China. India and other nations have taken steps in the last few years to convince multinational companies...
Related topics: Polls, China, India, Australia
Leaders of the United States, Japan, Australia and India are expected to meet in person Friday in Washington to discuss cooperation in the Indo-Pacific in the face of China’s growing power in the region.
U.S. President Joe Biden, Prime Minister...
Related topics: Australia, India, China, Joe Biden
NEW DELHI (Sputnik) - Top diplomats from India, Brazil, Germany, and Japan (G4) have called for an urgent reform of the UN Security Council (UNSC) to make it more inclusive and better fit to tackle current global challenges, the Indian Ministry of...
Related topics: India, New Delhi, Brazil, Germany
James Holmes
Imperial Japanese Navy, Pacific Ocean
Japan's strategy meant it was doomed to fail in the Pacific. Here's how that could have changed.
Here's What You Need to Remember: The war in the Pacific is remembered as a mismatch, but these...
TOKYO (Sputnik) - Japanese Emperor Naruhito and his family, Empress Masako and Princess Aiko, have completed moving into their new residence at the premises of the Imperial Palace in downtown Tokyo, more than two years after ascending to the throne,...
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The 'Quadrilateral Security Dialogue', comprising Australia, India, Japan and the US, has been described as an 'Asian NATO' by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, with Beijing viewing the bloc as a Washington-led effort to contain China. Last year,...
Related topics: China, Australia, India, Nato, Beijing
(Paul Mirengoff) Rahm Emmanuel is Joe Biden’s nominee for ambassador to Japan. This is an odd choice. They don’t come much less diplomatic than Emmanuel, and the Chicago gut puncher seems particularly ill-suited to represent us in...
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Futures Slide, Europe Tumbles As Evergrande Contagion Shockwave Goes Global
In retrospect, China, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan picked a great day to take a holiday, which as we noted last night hammered Hong Kong stocks more than 3%,...
Related topics: China, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong
Sebastien Roblin
Imperial Japan, Asia
Japanese scientists planned to use a plague bomb against Allied forces.
Here's What You Need to Remember: Unit 731 was capable of producing around sixty pounds of plague agent in a few days, and the method of...
Robert Farley
Naval History, Great Britain
HMS Vanguard didn't fight in World War II, but would have been a match for Japan's Kongo-class battlecruiers.
Here's What You Need to Know: Vanguard arrived too late for World War II but served in a...
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Leaders of the United States, Japan, India and Australia will agree to take steps to build secure semiconductor supply chains when they meet in Washington next week, the Nikkei business daily said Saturday, citing a draft of the joint...
Related topics: India, Australia
Michael Peck
World War II, soviet union
One of the great what-ifs of the Second World War is what might have happened if Japan had attacked the Soviet Union in 1941.
Here's What You Need To Remember: Consider this: if Japan had not attacked...
Another (mostly) down week for global marketsAcross-the-board declines for our strategy benchmarks this week
Losses continue to weigh on the global markets this week. But not entirely. Another recurring feature this week: Japan stocks continued...
Ahead of their appearance at the Tokyo Game Show, SEGA has begun teasing a new mobile RPG which is due to be revealed at the event. Announced with a brief teaser video and website, there aren’t many details surrounding SEGA’s RPG, but...
Related topics: Tokyo, World Videos
The race to determine Japan’s next prime minister formally began Friday, with veteran Japanese politician Taro Kono appearing to hold a slim lead, opinion polls suggest.
Kono -- the country’s straight-talking, social media-savvy vaccine...
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The Japanese scientist's groundbreaking research led to her becoming the first woman in Japan to earn a doctorate in agriculture.
Related topics: Google
Kris Osborn
military, Asia
Beijing has long been a regional power and has in more recent years been extremely forward-leaning regarding its effort to extend its reach around the globe.
Did a stealthy new Chinese destroyer just sail through the...
Related topics: Military, China, Beijing
Concerns are being expressed in India and elsewhere that the newly announced AUKUS alliance overlaps the security role of the Quad and thus relegates the four-nation grouping to the backburner. The Quad, comprised of Australia, India, Japan, and the...
Related topics: India, Debate, Australia
Until last year, Stuart was a man with ties to many countries—an exemplar of this multinational age of business. He was a Briton who’d lived since 1996 in Japan, working as a flight attendant on international flights. His employer through all...
If you have been looking for Japan - Equity funds, it would not be wise to start your search with Fidelity Japan Smaller Companies (FJSCX). FJSCX holds a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank of 4 (Sell), which is based on nine forecasting factors like size, cost,...