Mayor Sara Z. Duterte has invited Japanese investors to have a closer look at this city and the entire Mindanao as possible investment destinations.In a video message during the Brunei Darussalam …
Japan’s Muji store operator says ‘deeply concerned’ about forced labour reports in China
The Japanese operator of the Muji brand casual goods stores said on Thursday it was “deeply concerned” about reports of forced labour in the Xinjiang region of China. Ryohin Keikaku Co said in a …
Ballistic Missile Launch Near Japan Pushes Tensions With North Korea
North Korea launched two ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan Thursday, in its first provocation of the Biden White House. The missiles fell into the …
Tokyo Olympics torch relay, delayed a year by COVID and still shrouded in coronavirus doubt, kicks off in Japan
Official run-up to the COVID-postponed Summer Games gets underway in the beleaguered Fukushima region, under a shroud of uncertainty.
LGBT groups want equality law in Japan before Tokyo Olympics
Activists submitted a petition with over 106,000 signatures to Japan’s ruling party Thursday, calling for an LGBT equality law to be enacted before the Tokyo Games, saying Japan as host nation should …
Cboe Buys Chi-X Asia Pacific to Expand Into Japan, Australia
Cboe Global Markets Inc. agreed to buy Chi-X Asia Pacific Holdings Ltd. from private equity firm J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC, expanding the exchange’s reach into Japan and Australia.Cboe will use the …
North Korea launches 2 ballistic missiles into Sea of Japan
South Korea and the U.S. confirmed the launches Wednesday. North Korea reportedly launched ballistic missile tests North Korea has launched a pair of missiles for the second time in a week. The …
Tokyo Olympic torch relay begins as sign of hope in Japan amid Covid curbs
Torchbearers ran through sparsely populated streets in Fukushima as large crowds and cheering were discouraged due to the pandemic …
Japan’s Olympic torch relay starts its final leg to Tokyo but some suggest this day should never have come
It was meant to be a curtain-raiser for thousands of sports fans, a celebration of Japan’s recovery from nuclear disaster 10 years ago that would showcase a country emerging strongly from years of …
Shadowed by Pandemic, Olympic Torch Relay Begins in Japan
The ceremony kicked off in Fukushima Prefecture, a heavily symbolic choice a decade after the tsunami and nuclear disaster there.