Scott Foster

2 weeks ago | asiatimes.com | Scott Foster

This year’s Japan’s Defense Security Equipment International (DSEI) exhibition and conference, held from May 21-23 at Makuhari Messe near Tokyo, was the largest ever, attracting 471 companies, 169 from Japan and 302 from the US, the UK and 30 other countries.

2 weeks ago | asiatimes.com | Scott Foster

Japan’s senior trade officials skipped the APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade meetings held last week on South Korea’s Jeju Island. Neither Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Yoji Muto nor Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s top trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa attended the event, missing an opportunity to talk with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. Masaki Ogushi, a member of Akazawa’s negotiating team, represented Japan in their stead.

1 month ago | asiatimes.com | Scott Foster

Japanese automakers are attempting to make a comeback in China with their local joint venture partners and Chinese suppliers of smart cockpit and self-driving technology. With their combined market share in China down from 24.1% in 2020 to 13.7% in 2024, according to the China Passenger Cars Association, this is perhaps their last chance.

1 month ago | asiatimes.com | Scott Foster

A recent public opinion poll taken by Japan’s left-leaning Asahi Shimbun newspaper indicates that US President Donald Trump’s excessive tariffs, disruptive foreign policy and insulting inaccuracies are alienating the Japanese people. An earlier poll in Taiwan showed similar damage to trust. Conducted from late February to early April and published in Japanese on April 27, the Asahi poll yielded the following results:In negotiations with the US, is it better to comply or take an independent stance?

1 month ago | asiatimes.com | Scott Foster

China’s stockpile of Nvidia H20 artificial intelligence (AI) processors is likely to run out in about a year now that sales to Chinese customers have been banned by the Trump administration, according to the assessment of several market analysts. Chinese tech giant Huawei thus must ramp up production of its new Ascend 910C alternative as quickly as possible while other Chinese AI chip designers step up efforts to avoid a chip shortfall in the years ahead.