Japanese property taxes are generally delivered to home owners in April or May of each year. The annual bill can be paid all at once, or in four installments throughout the year.
Japan conducts first missile test on its own territory as part of military buildup to deter China
Japan’s army says it has conducted a missile test for the first time on Japanese territory as the country accelerates its military buildup to deter an increasingly assertive China.
Indonesia’s geothermal push buoyed by Sumitomo-backed expansion plan
Supreme Energy Muara Laboh — in which Japanese trading house Sumitomo Corp. and oil company Inpex hold 50% and 30% stakes, respectively — operates a geothermal plant in the mountains five hours from …
Japan conducts its first missile test on its own territory
Japan’s army says it has conducted a missile test for the first time on Japanese territory as the country accelerates its military buildup to deter an increasingly assertive China …
Brazil says Japan, 16 others removed bird flu-related trade restrictions
Brazil Agriculture Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday that 17 countries have removed trade restrictions related to the bird flu outbreak in May.
NASA spots Japan’s doomed ‘Resilience’ moon lander from orbit — and it’s surrounded by far-flung debris
Spacecraft from NASA and India’s space agency have snapped orbital photos of the Japanese lunar lander Resilience after its recent “hard landing” on the moon. Some of the images show pieces of the …
Oil prices drop sharply, and stocks rally worldwide after announcement of Israel-Iran ceasefire
In stock markets abroad, indexes rallied more than 1% everywhere from France to Germany to Japan following the announcement of the Israel-Iran ceasefire. Hong Kong’s jump of 2.1% and South Korea’s …
Last launch of Japan’s flagship H2A rocket rescheduled for Sunday early hours
The operator of Japan’s flagship H2A rocket says the 50th and last launch of the vehicle has been rescheduled for the early hours on Sunday, Japan time.
China plans to show off new equipment at parade marking 80th anniversary of Japan’s WWII surrender
China plans to hold a military parade in September marking the 80th anniversary of Japan’s World War II surrender.
South Korean game company Krafton to acquire Japan’s ADK for $516 mln
South Korean game company Krafton Inc said on Tuesday it had agreed to buy Japan’s advertising and animation group ADK for 75 billion yen ($516.21 million).