When Yoshihide Suga, Japan’s new prime minister, was growing up in the village of Akinomiya in the 1950s and 1960s it was overrun by children.“It was the baby boom after the war,” said Eiji Ito, a …
A record one person in every 1,500 in Japan is aged at least 100 — and they’re probably a woman
Nearly 1 in 1,500 people in Japan is now aged 100 or older, new data from the Japanese government shows. Figures from Japan’s Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry show the number of centenarians went …
Asean, China, Japan, South Korea financial leaders redouble efforts to focus on coronavirus recovery
Finance ministers and central bank governors from the Asean+3 group said they will use all available policy tools to support a sustained recovery.
Complaints Overwhelm Japan Red-tape Hotline Hours After Launch
Kono, an enthusiastic Twitter user who regularly interacts with people on the platform, announced the complaints system shortly after he was appointed by newly elected Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on …
China, Japan, South Korea Agree to Make ‘All Policy Efforts’ to Fight Pandemic
Finance ministers and central bankers from China, Japan and South Korea agreed on Friday to redouble their efforts to help the region recover economically from the novel coronavirus while vowing to …
China, Japan, South Korea Agree to Make ‘All Policy Efforts’ to Fight Pandemic
Finance ministers and central bankers from China, Japan and South Korea agreed on Friday to redouble their efforts to help the region recover economically from the novel coronavirus while vowing to …
Japan Sending Team to Probe Mauritius Ship Grounding
A bulk carrier owned by Japan’s Nagashiki Shipping and chartered by Mitsui OSK ran aground on a reef off Mauritius on July 25 and later began leaking oil into the pristine waters around the Indian …
Yoshihide Suga Is Japan’s New Prime Minister. Here’s What That Means for the U.S.
A s Japan’s new prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, takes the reins of the world’s third-largest economy this week, he inherits a domestic agenda swamped by the coronavirus pandemic, the country’s biggest …
Two-Thirds of Japan Public Support New PM Suga: Kyodo Poll
New Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s government was backed by 66.4% of the public, Kyodo news agency said on Thursday, citing the results of its telephone poll conducted on the first two days …
Check out these un-loo-sual toilets in Japan
If you ever thought a trip to the toilet was boring you had better think again! These public toilets in a park in Tokyo, Japan, are all brightly coloured…but they also have clear walls!