Peter Landers
@peterjlanders.bsky.social
Asia business and finance editor, The Wall Street Journal. Based in Singapore after a decade as Tokyo bureau chief.
And I just learned that the hotel where I stayed on that first trip, now called the Grand Prince Hotel Shin Takanawa, will close by March 2027 and be torn down. It was designed by architect Togo Murano, whose works often meet the wrecking ball. www.wsj.com/articles/r-i...
R.I.P.: Japanese Bank Tower That Embodied Nation’s Industrial Might
A bank tower that once stood at the center of Japan’s postwar industrial power will start to be demolished Saturday, one of several boom-era structures being torn down against the will of architectura...
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December 8, 2025 at 9:58 AM
And I just learned that the hotel where I stayed on that first trip, now called the Grand Prince Hotel Shin Takanawa, will close by March 2027 and be torn down. It was designed by architect Togo Murano, whose works often meet the wrecking ball. www.wsj.com/articles/r-i...
In reality, we say “menu item,” “dish,” “offering” etc.
December 4, 2025 at 6:22 AM
In reality, we say “menu item,” “dish,” “offering” etc.
Our explainer: www.wsj.com/world/asia/f...
Four Things to Know About Beijing’s Rare-Earths Bombshell
Ahead of a potential meeting between President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Beijing dropped a bombshell: China was further restricting access to the indispensable tech materials.
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October 13, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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President Trump on Truth Social said China announced it would "impose large scale Export Controls on virtually every product they make, and some not even made by them." China said Sunday it is "confident that the impact will be very limited." That discrepancy will have to be sorted out somehow.
October 13, 2025 at 3:11 AM
President Trump on Truth Social said China announced it would "impose large scale Export Controls on virtually every product they make, and some not even made by them." China said Sunday it is "confident that the impact will be very limited." That discrepancy will have to be sorted out somehow.
Annex 1, Part II, section I, sub-section 4 says, "Parts, components or assemblies that contain any of the above materials." Does that mean any product, even a car, that contains some rare earths is subject to export controls? Or is it limited to parts or collections of rare-earth materials?
October 13, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Annex 1, Part II, section I, sub-section 4 says, "Parts, components or assemblies that contain any of the above materials." Does that mean any product, even a car, that contains some rare earths is subject to export controls? Or is it limited to parts or collections of rare-earth materials?
What, you may ask, is in Annex 1? Here are the key sections:
October 13, 2025 at 3:11 AM
What, you may ask, is in Annex 1? Here are the key sections:
Here is the key provision (translation by ChatGPT).
October 13, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Here is the key provision (translation by ChatGPT).
Further: www.wsj.com/articles/BL-...
What Nobel Prizes Say About Japan
The awarding of the Nobel Prize for chemistry to Akira Suzuki and Ei-ichi Negishi, alongside co-winner Richard Heck of the U.S., brings to 10 the number of Japanese scientists to win Nobels since 2000...
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October 6, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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Is it a policy “win” if the government rather than the private sector captures the paper gains from surging equity values? Ever since the BOJ’s ETF decision I’ve been going in circles trying to figure that out.
September 28, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Is it a policy “win” if the government rather than the private sector captures the paper gains from surging equity values? Ever since the BOJ’s ETF decision I’ve been going in circles trying to figure that out.
Clear writing with a clear point is unfortunately not always the rule at Nikkei so props to the veteran Ōishi.
September 21, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Clear writing with a clear point is unfortunately not always the rule at Nikkei so props to the veteran Ōishi.