Two days after Sri Lanka decided to scrap a 2019 agreement with India and Japan for operating the East Coast Terminal (ECT), Japan says the decision was “unilateral and regrettable.” Japan’s …
After India, Japan reacts sharply to Sri Lankan cancellation of ECT pact
Two days after Sri Lanka decided to scrap a 2019 agreement with India and Japan for operating the East Coast Terminal (ECT), Japan says the decision was “unilateral and regrettable.” Japan’s …
Sri Lanka drops India and Japan from port partnership
Sri Lanka has pushed Japan and India out of a port project in its capital of Colombo, opting instead to move forward alone, amid pressure by unions at the facility. The country’s cabinet decided …
Japan regrets Sri Lanka’s scrapping of port terminal deal
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.
The Latest: Japan Expresses ‘Serious Concern’ About Myanmar
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 …