A small capsule containing asteroid soil samples that was dropped from space by Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft and landed in the Australian Outback arrived Tuesday in Japan for …
Japan’s Uniqlo closing South Korea stores amid boycott
Big losses have forced Japanese clothing brand Uniqlo to close its stores in South Korea amid consumers’ ongoing boycott of Japanese products.
EXPLAINER: What has Japan’s Hayabusa2 mission accomplished?
A small capsule from Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft successfully landed in a sparsely populated desert in the Australian Outback on Sunday. After a preliminary inspection, it will be flown to Japan for …
Foreign Investors Can Learn to Love Japan Again
Japan’s stocks have been outperforming, and the combination of many cheap cyclical stocks and strong balance sheets offers reason to believe they will continue to.
COVID-19 clusters break out in Japan’s coldest city as winter closes in
The emergence of Japan’s coldest city as a COVID-19 hotspot has raised fears among health experts that it could be a sign of what the rest of the nation may face as winter sets in and more people stay …
‘My business is going down the drain’: Stories from residents stuck outside Japan
It’s hard to list the stories of every person still stuck outside of Japan due to the country’s border policies, but two of them show just how complica …
Taiwan, US count on giant radar system for early warning if PLA attacks
It would play a key role in an attack across the strait, or if China’s nuclear submarines launched missiles at US facilities in Japan and Guam, analysts say.
A Test of Japan–South Korea Relations
With the inauguration of the new Biden administration approaching, America’s East Asian allies are beginning to turn their attention to Japan–South Korea relations. The new administration has …
Japan’s capsule with asteroid samples retrieved in Australia
A Japanese capsule carrying the first samples of asteroid subsurface shot across the night atmosphere early Sunday before successfully landing in the remote Australian …
Asteroid Dust Collected By Japan Probe Arrives On Earth
In a streak of light across the night sky, samples collected from a distant asteroid arrived on Earth Sunday after being dropped off by Japanese space probe Hayabusa-2. Scientists hope the precious …