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'Quad' nations ready to work with others for free, open Indo-Pacific: US

Washington has been pushing for closer collaboration among the members of the so-called Quad grouping as a bulwark against China's growing regional influence

India, Japan finalise landmark pact to enhance cooperation on 5G tech, AI

Separately, a meeting of the union cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved signing of the agreement with Japan

Quad power

The grouping still needs a cohesive agenda and structure

Japan's ANA to seek workers to leave voluntarily, cuts winter bonus to zero

ANA said redundancies would be offered to some of its 15,000 employees but did not give a specific figure

Japan attaches importance to its strategic relations with India: FM Motegi

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on Wednesday said he intends to continue working with S Jaishankar to further elevate the Japan-India Special Strategic and Global Partnership

India, Japan hold strategic talks, call for free, inclusive India-Pacific

S Jaishankar and his Japanese counterpart participated in the India-Japan Strategic Dialogue, during which they discussed cooperation in manufacturing, skills, infrastructure and health sectors

Quad nations to boost coordination to counter China in Indo-Pacific

India, US, Japan, Oz to boost coordination to counter China in Indo-Pacific

Covid-19 impact: Japan struggles to fill bullet trains running empty

"I see more cleaning staff getting off trains than passengers," said Taro Aoki, who oversees 18 fast-food outlets in the capital's main inter-city rail terminal

AirAsia ceases Japan operations, says recovery 'extremely challenging'

The low-cost airline has been under immense pressure this year as Covid-19 roils the aviation industry

Japan Sep service activity shrinks at slowest pace since pandemic's start

Activity in Japan's services sector contracted for the eight straight month in September but at the slowest pace since the coronavirus pandemic started wreaking havoc on the economy

Quad nations to focus on ways to thwart China's aggression In Indo-Pacific

In recent months, the stance on China has hardened, especially due to the Covid-19 pandemic, which originated in Wuhan.

How a piece of hardware took down Japan's $6-trillion stock market

A data device critical to the Tokyo Stock Exchange's trading system had malfunctioned, and the automatic backup had failed to kick in

Tokyo Stock Exchange resumes after outage debacle, market steady

The glitch was the result of a hardware problem at the bourse's "Arrowhead" trading system, and a subsequent failure to switch to a back-up

Japan's jobs market worsens in August as coronavirus damage persists

The figures come after Suga pledged to protect jobs, keep companies in business and help the economy recover from the impact of Covid

Asian markets mixed in early trade, Tokyo reopens after trading glitch

Japan's Nikkei 225 index was up 0.19% after the Tokyo Stock Exchange resumed normal trading after its worst-ever outage brought the world's third-largest equity market to a standstill

Japan business sentiment perks up as hit from pandemic begins to ease

The data offers some hope for Yoshihide Suga's efforts to achieve an economic revival from the crisis and pave the way for hosting next year's Tokyo Olympic Games

Pompeo to participate in QUAD ministerial meet in Japan on October 6

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Japan to attend the second meeting of the Quad foreign ministers

Japan's Nippon Tech launches $40 billion buyout of wireless unit Docomo

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp (NTT) <9432.T> said it will spend 4.25 trillion yen ($40 billion) to take its wireless carrier business private, in a deal that opens the path to lower prices as the government calls for cuts.

Japan PM Yoshihide Suga urges Vladimir Putin to resolve island dispute

Suga has had a series of phone talks with global leaders including Chinese President Xi Jinping, U.S. President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in.

Some in BOJ called for review of strategy to achieve elusive price goal

A few of the board members said the central bank may need to find a new approach to fire up inflation toward its 2% target, given the pandemic's sweeping impact on companies and households