Japan will invest $4 billion in Indonesia’s planned sovereign wealth fund through the Japan Bank for International Cooperation.
Japan’s Journey to an Asteroid Ends With a Hunt in Australia’s Outback
The Hayabusa2 mission cements Japan’s role in exploring the solar system, but finding its asteroid cargo presents one last challenge.
Indonesia says JBIC commits to invest $4 bln in new sovereign wealth fund
Indonesia’s government on Friday said the Japan Bank for International Cooperation has committed to invest $4 billion in the Southeast Asian country’s soon-to-be-launched sovereign wealth fund.
PHOTOS: There Still Is No Comfort For The ‘Comfort Women’ Of The Philippines
They were forced into a system of sexual slavery created by the Japanese army during World War II. The survivors — now in their 80s and 90s — are still demanding justice.
FIFA extends 7-team Club World Cup to 2021; Japan to host
FIFA has extended the smaller Club World Cup format for one more year after a 24-team revamp scheduled for China …
Japan machinery orders to rebound in October but coronavirus clouds outlook: Reuters poll
Japan’s core machine orders likely rebounded in October along with demand for Japanese exports, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, but a resurgence in coronavirus cases at home and abroad could dampen …
Zero interest rates: what UK investors can learn from Japan
For the properly adventurous there is a fund that invests in Turkish bonds, which offers a tempting interest rate and a five-year return history of minus 54 per cent. What is almost completely absent …
After six years and 6bn km, Japan’s Hayabusa2 prepares to bring home cargo of asteroid dust
Japanese craft collected dust from the asteroid Ryugu that scientists hope could shed light on the origins of life …
The important lesson we should have learned from the Canadians who suffered as PoWs in Japan
The same populist tricks that sparked previous wars are popping up again all over the world today, says historian …
Special Delivery: Japan Space Probe To Bring Asteroid Dust To Earth
Call it a special delivery: after six years in space, Japan’s Hayabusa-2 probe is heading home, but only to drop off its rare asteroid samples before starting a new mission. The fridge-sized probe, …