A court in Iran has sentenced prominent movie director Saeed Roustaee to six months’ prison for the screening of his film “Leila’s Brothers” at the Cannes Film Festival last year, local media reported Tuesday.
Japan business mood improves but China impact dims outlook – Reuters Tankan poll
Big Japanese manufacturers and service-sector firms signalled improved business morale in August, a monthly Reuters poll showed on Wednesday, reflecting a gradual economic recovery from COVID-induced doldrums despite an uncertain global outlook.
Japanese mountaineer dies and another injured while climbing in northern Pakistan
A Japanese climber died and his fellow mountaineer was injured while trying to scale one of the highest and unscaled peaks in northern Pakistan last week, a mountaineering official and the injured climber said on Tuesday.
New IPC, CrPC bill: Is India’s planned criminal law reform a game-changer?
Last week, India’s ruling government unveiled three new bills in parliament, stating that they would usher in a “significant transformation in our criminal justice system”.
Daniel DePetris: The US is negotiating with Iran to release prisoners. Here’s why that matters.
It’s no coincidence that the lawmakers who disapprove of the prisoner exchange were also proponents of killing the Iran nuclear deal.
Istanbul mayor announces reelection bid in Turkey’s upcoming local polls
Ending a heated public debate, Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu said he would not seek Turkey’s main opposition leadership, but he linked the success of his reelection bid as mayor in the local polls to main opposition party leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu’s resignation.
Runway Being Built On China’s Closest Island Outpost To Vietnam
Triton is the westernmost island in the South China Sea’s strategic Paracel archipelago and added militarization of it has big implications.
Japan remembers WWII deaths on 78th anniversary of surrender
Japan remembered those who died in World War II on Tuesday, the 78th anniversary of when it officially surrendered from the conflict.
Japan’s economic growth beats forecasts as exports zoom
Japan’s economy grew much faster than expected in the April to June months, as brisk auto exports and tourist arrivals helped offset the drag from a slowing post-Covid consumer recovery, although global recession prospects cloud the outlook.
Japan Might Have an Answer to Chinese Rare Earth Threats
In September 2010, a collision between a Chinese fishing vessel and the Japan Coast Guard sparked some of the first conversations about de-risking. After Japan arrested the Chinese vessel’s captain, China responded by unofficially halting all exports of rare earths to Japan, threatening to cripple its automotive and electronics industries.