A plane ferrying Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska and officials made an unscheduled refuelling stop at Jaipur Airport en route to Tokyo to seek support for Ukraine’s reconstruction. The high-level …
Australia selects Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for $6.5B warship deal
Australia says it has accepted a Japanese company’s bid for a lucrative and hotly contested contract to build Australian naval vessels, expected to be worth 10 billion Australian dollars ($6.5 billion …
Australia Frigate Deal Boosts Japan’s Defense Export Hopes
Australia selected Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for a multi-billion dollar deal to build a fleet of advanced naval frigates, boosting Tokyo’s ambitions to become a major exporter of military …
Australia awards navy frigate contract to Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy
Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will deliver Australia’s new A$10 billion ($6.5 billion) navy frigate programme, Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles said on Tuesday.
Attacks in China and Japan raise concerns about xenophobia in both countries
A Japanese woman in China was attacked with a stone-like object in Suzhou on Thursday evening. She suffered non-life-threatening injuries, according to Japanese media.
Hitachi considering to sell Japanese home appliance business, Nikkei reports
Japanese conglomerate Hitachi is considering selling its domestic home appliance business in a deal worth around 100 billion yen ($679.49 million) or more, the Nikkei newspaper reported.
Hitachi mulling over sale of Japanese white goods business, Nikkei reports
Japanese conglomerate Hitachi is considering selling its domestic home appliance business as part of a continued effort to prioritize the group’s social infrastructure and digital sectors, the Nikkei …
China and Russia Make Military Maneuvers After Trump’s Nuclear Threat
The navies of Russia and China are conducting joint artillery and anti-submarine drills in the Sea of Japan, near the Russian port of Vladivostok, as part of the “Maritime Interaction-2025” exercise, …
Japan panel proposes 6% minimum wage hike to counter inflation woes
By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) -A Japanese Labour Ministry panel on Monday proposed a 6% increase in the national average minimum wage for this fiscal year, the biggest such jump since at least …
Japan’s oldest person is a 114-year-old retired doctor who carried an Olympic torch in 2021
Shigeko Kagawa, a 114-year-old retired physician from Nara Prefecture, has become Japan’s oldest living person.