German team Hoffenheim has signed Japan defender Koki Machida from Belgian champion Royale Union Saint-Gilloise.
ASEAN finance leaders end meetings in Laos, pointing to challenges from geopolitics, volatile prices | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
ASEAN finance leaders end meetings in Laos, pointing to challenges from geopolitics, volatile prices THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. April 6, 2024 at 13:25 JST …
ASEAN finance leaders end meetings in Laos, pointing to challenges from geopolitics, volatile prices | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
ASEAN finance leaders end meetings in Laos, pointing to challenges from geopolitics, volatile prices THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. April 6, 2024 at 13:25 JST …
Fans bid teary farewell to four giant pandas at a zoo in Japan before their return to China
Thousands of fans in Japan have bid an emotional farewell to four giant pandas. The pandas, a mother and her three daughters, made their final public appearance on Friday at Adventure World theme park in the western coastal town of Shirahama before returning to China.
Japan executes ‘Twitter killer’ who killed and dismembered nine
Takahiro Shiraishi’s victims included young women considering suicide, whom he lured to his home using social media and murdered. It was Japan’s first execution since 2022.
How the ‘Twitter Killer’ case shocked Japan
Takahiro Shiraishi admitted to murdering nine suicidal victims and revealed that he got acquainted with them on social media.
Japan says no fentanyl seized at border in six years after US smuggling report
No fentanyl had been seized at Japan’s borders in the six years through 2024, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Friday, after a media report alleged a Chinese group in Japan smuggled chemicals …
The best that never was: Sri Lanka-Japan Free Trade Agreement
A need for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Japan was proposed by the Sri Lankan exporters around 2010. At that time, Sri Lanka’s Department of Commerce, the main government agency responsible for …
Matcha is having a moment — and it’s putting pressure on Japan’s tea industry
Global demand for matcha tea, with its vivid green colour and earthy taste, has gone supernova since the fall. But the popularity has led to a global shortage that is putting pressure on Japan’s tea industry to ramp up production of the scarce commodity.
‘Twitter killer’ who raped and dismembered eight suicidal women is executed
Takahiro Shiraishi was executed today in the first use of capital punishment in Japan in nearly three years. Eight of his victims were women – including teenagers – who he killed after raping them. He …