On Monday, March 11, officials from the Japanese Government and the U. S. Government held their first meeting of the `Comprehensive Dialogue on Space' in Tokyo; with the talks between the two countries chiefly pivoting around across-the-board cooperation in space, including joint "maritime domain awareness" concept which pertains to the satellite-based monitoring of ships.

In a move which indicates that Japan-based food, pharmaceuticals, and specialty chemicals manufacturer Ajinomoto is aiming at new global acquisitions, recent reports have revealed that the company has struck an acquisition deal - worth approximately $175 million - with San Diego-based Althea Technologies, a 1998-founded contract drug manufacturer.

According to a Wednesday report from Reuters, citing three unnamed sources, South Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics is apparently in talks with Sharp Corp, with regard to an investment of nearly 10 billion yen ($108 million) in the struggling Japanese firm.

Among the most impressive products unveiled at the 2013 Mobile OWrld Congress, which concluded in Barcelona on February 28, was Japan-based technology giant Fujitsu's prototype of a high-tech, features-packed, and convenient-to-use walking stick, dubbed The Next Generation Cane.