Just weeks ago at the company’s headquarters, Haruo Naito, the 74-year-old chief executive of Japan’s Eisai, was feeling vindicated after almost four decades of trying to develop an Alzheimer’s drug.
Philippines joins push to protect at least 30% of planet’s land, oceans
The Philippines joins Cambodia, Japan, India, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Papua New Guinea as the Asian members of the High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People.
Kishida orders funds to raise Japan’s defense budget to 2% of GDP
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday instructed his defense and finance ministers to secure funds to increase Japan’s defense budge …
China’s strict zero-COVID policy isn’t worth the damage it does to its economy
By emulating Singapore or Japan, China could experience a strong rebound in economic growth without an unacceptably high number of COVID-19 deaths.
China’s strict zero-COVID policy isn’t worth the damage it does to its economy
By emulating Singapore or Japan, China could experience a strong rebound in economic growth without an unacceptably high number of COVID-19 deaths.
Fact Check: Does Video Show Japan Fans Dropping Trash After World Cup Loss?
Japan’s soccer players and fans are known for collecting all the trash from the locker room and inside the stadium, but did they do the opposite after defeat?
Japan births at new low as population shrinks and ages
The number of babies born in Japan this year is below last year’s record low in what the the top government spokesman described as a “critical situation.” Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno …
Japan filmmaker freed from Myanmar prison vows to tell story
Toru Kubota, a Japanese journalist who was arrested while covering a protest in military-ruled Myanmar and detained for more than three months, said his experience made him more determined to tell the …
World Cup Group E Preview: Japan vs. Spain Odds, Moneyline and Live Stream Info – Thursday, December 1
A Group E battle between Spain and Japan, their third and final game in the 2022 World Cup group stage, begins at 2:00 PM ET on December 1 at Khalifa International Stadium.Watch the 2022 World Cup …
Myanmar detention was ‘hell’, says freed Japanese filmmaker
A Japanese filmmaker jailed for nearly four months in Myanmar described some of his detention there as “hell” and called on Tokyo to take a tougher stance against human rights abuses in the …