During a meeting, PM Kishida asked Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki and Defence Minister Yasukazu Hamada that the island country needs to urgently raise its defence budget by fiscal 2027 …
News Navigator: What is Japan’s ‘WAW!’ conference?
The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about the international conference World Assembly for Women, or …
Plug and Play Japan Selects 74 startups for its Winter/Spring 2023 Batch Accelerator Program
Global innovation platform, Plug and Play Japan KK (Japan office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Representative: Phillip Vincent, Hereinafter “Plug and Play Japan”) has selected 74 startups from Japan and …
Why more and more Asian investors looking for potential M&A opportunities in Vietnam?
Investors from Japan, the Republic of Korea (RoK), and Singapore are looking for more potential merger and acquisition (M&A) opportunities in Vietnam, pinning high hopes on the long-term growth …
Japan’s total COVID deaths top 50,000 after 187 fatalities on Dec. 2
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare announced that Japan recorded 187 new COVID-19 deaths on Dec. 2, bringing the total number of coron …
6 must-visit places in Tokyo on your next trip to Japan
Japan has finally lifted its border restrictions and overseas visitors are welcomed back to the land of the rising sun. Whether you are visiting Japan for the first time or a veteran tourist there, …
FTX Japan Says Work Underway to Allow Withdrawal of Client Funds
The Japanese subsidiary of failed crypto empire FTX said it is working to allow users in the country to withdraw their funds.
Fifa finally release footage that proved Japan’s goal v Germany was legitimate
Television pundit Gary Neville asked why broadcasters did not have access to the live images used by VAR initially.
Sporting Life: What, you’re not a Japan fan yet?
Junko Tabei, barely 1.47m tall and weighing little more than a full backpack, was part of an all-woman team to Everest. One night at Camp 2, an avalanche hit them and she was buried in the snow and …
World Cup: Joachim Loew on Japan radar
Is Joachim Loew on the Japan radar as the next coach for the national team? In July 2018, Japan had made a statement that their dependence on foreign manager is over when they appointed Hajime …