The Japanese embassy said Wednesday that it regrets a decision by the Sri Lankan government to scrap a deal to develop a port terminal with Japan and India after weeks of protests by trade unions and …
The Latest: Japan to Enforce Mandatory Orders With Fines
Japan enacted legislation to enforce coronavirus measures by punishing violators of mandatory orders with fines.
Thousands protest Myanmar coup in Tokyo, demand Japan take tougher action
Thousands of Burmese demonstrators gathered outside Japan’s foreign affairs ministry on Wednesday demanding Tokyo join its allies in taking a harder stance against the military coup in Myanmar.
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Japan is expressing “serious concern” about the military’s actions in Myanmar and demanding the release of leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other officials.
Facing protests, Lanka scraps India port deal, offers another project
In a reconciliatory move, Sri Lanka has offered India another undertaking to develop the West Container Terminal (WCT) at the same facility on a Public Private Partnership model along with Japan.
Sri Lanka halts port deal with India and Japan
Sri Lanka on Tuesday scrapped a deal to develop a major port terminal with India and Japan amid weeks-long protests by trade unions and opposition parties while India called on its neighbor to honor t …
Japan says EU export ‘mechanism’ already affecting vaccine supply schedule
The European Union’s “export transparency mechanism” is already affecting Japan’s vaccine supply schedule, the minister in charge of the campaign said on Tuesday, as the government extended a state of …
BioNTech ‘confident’ it will meet Japan’s COVID-19 vaccine demand
Japan will receive all the COVID-19 vaccines it has purchased for this year from Pfizer and BioNTech, BioNTech’s head said on Tuesday, amid worries that delivery schedules may be disrupted by global …
Japan Finance Corporation — Moody’s announces completion of a periodic review of ratings of Japan Finance Corporation
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Sri Lanka pulls out of deep-sea container terminal deal with Japan and India
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka said on Tuesday it had pulled out of an agreement with Japan and India to develop a deep-sea container terminal viewed as an …