U.S. warships from the USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group teamed up with South Korean and Japanese destroyers to practice shooting down missiles in the Sea of Japan Thursday, a show of force …
Analysis: Japan’s current account decay underscores yen’s weakened stature
Japan’s current account surplus is likely to have deteriorated in August as the weak yen continues to inflate the cost of imports, casting doubt on the country’s ability to amass foreign wealth and …
U.S., S. Korea, Japan hold defense exercises amid rising tensions on peninsula
U.S., South Korean and Japanese warships conducted ballistic missile defense exercises Thursday near the Korean Peninsula in retaliation to North Korea days earlier firing a missile over Japan.
Japan regulator orders SMBC Nikko to halt block trading for 3 months
TOKYO, Oct 7 (Reuters) – Japan’s financial regulator on Friday ordered SMBC Nikko Securities to halt its block trade business for three months and to improve its compliance, as administrative …
Japan Finance Minister: Japan committed to back restructuring in Sri Lanka debt crisis
Japan remains committed to back Sri Lanka debt restructuring if conditions are met, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday. Suzuki also told reporters financial leaders from the Group of 20 m …
Alonso sets wet F1 practice pace in Japan
Alpine’s Fernando Alonso set the fastest time in a wet opening practice session for the Japanese Grand Prix on Friday.
Can Xi Jinping Reopen China?
On October 11, Japan will end a pre-departure test requirement for travelers who have received at least one vaccine booster and fully reopen its borders for the first time since 2020. Even Hong Kong, …
Myanmar jails Japanese filmmaker for ten years
A Japanese documentary filmmaker has been sentenced to a total of ten years in jail by a court in Myanmar. Toru Kubota, 26, was first detained in July near an anti-government rally in the capital …
Japanese Filmmaker Handed 10-Year Prison Sentence In Myanmar
Japanese documentary filmmaker Toru Kubota, who was detained in Myanmar in July, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in the military-ruled Southeast Asian country. The Japan Times reports a junta …
Japanese filmmaker sentenced to 10 years jail by Myanmar court
A Japanese documentary filmmaker has been sentenced to a total of 10 years in jail by a court in Myanmar. Toru Kubota, 26, was first detained in July near an anti-government rally in the capital …