Shionogi & Co is planning clinical trials by year-end for what may be one of Japan’s first domestically produced COVID-19 vaccines to reach the market, as the globe races to secure enough doses to …
From relentless to clueless: the story behind England’s collapse in Japan
It is almost a year ago now, and still we are trying to make sense of it. On the last Saturday of October England defeated the All Blacks, the reigning back-to-back world champions, with what many …
Cambodia officially launches digital currency backed by central bank
Cambodia officially launched on Wednesday a central bank-backed digital currency that draws on blockchain technology designed by a Japanese company. The e-money “Bakong”, an initiative of the National …
Japan, US business leaders urge freer trade
Business leaders from Japan and the United States have called for strengthening free and fair trade. They urged their countries to diversify supply chains to help offset risks that have emerged due to …
Rohingya crisis: Bangladesh seeks Greece, Japan’s support
Bangladesh has sought support from Japan and Greece for the early repatriation of Rohingyas continuously being persecuted in their homeland in western Rakhine province of Myanmar. Bangladesh …
Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy asks other companies to take on idle workers: sources
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) said it has asked several other companies to temporarily employ idle workers from its factories in central Japan in a bid to cut costs and weather a downturn …
U.S. Issues Warning to Businesses About North Korean Hackers
The U.S. government is warning of an advanced North Korean hacking group that has targeted the U.S., South Korea and Japan with cyber-intrusions to collect intelligence on issues including nuclear …
South Korea follows Japan and China in carbon neutral pledge
South Korea has become the third big Asian economy to pledge carbon neutrality, marking a big victory for environmentalists after intensifying pressure on one of the world’s biggest polluters.
Australia, Japan, U.S. to fund cable for Pacific island of Palau
The Pacific island of Palau will build an undersea telecoms cable financed by Australia, Japan and the United States in a $30-million project, Australia said on Wednesday. It is the first project …
Japan, US and Australia to finance undersea cable for Palau
TOKYO — Japan, the U.S. and Australia will finance the connection of a submarine … American companies to connect the U.S. mainland with Singapore. Work on the 170-km offshoot begins next …