Authorities have confirmed 36 more coronavirus infections at Camp Hansen on Japan’s Okinawa, taking to 136 the tally at U.S. military bases on the island, Kyodo News said on Wednesday.
China Provocations Hasten Japan’s Military Revival
Beijing’s naval maneuvers are reshaping security policies across the Asia-Pacific region. Japan’s Self-Defense Forces want to be ready to put troops into battle, a taboo since the end of World War II.
Defense white paper: Japan within range of North Korea missiles
Japan said Tuesday in a new defense white paper that North Korea has the capability to launch an attack against Japan with a nuclear warhead, a first-time admission in official documents as tensions …
Japan weighs allowing in US and European business executives
TOKYO — Japan is considering easing coronavirus-related travel restrictions by allowing U.S and European business executives to enter the country as exceptional measures amid the pandemic …
U.K. Bond Rates Lower Than Japan’s Warn Economic Pain to Drag On
The U.K. now offers lower returns on its debt than its Japanese peers, the latest sign investors are betting on further interest-rate cuts to stave off a deep recession.The yield on the U.K.’s …
Japan provides ¥269 million for JDS Third Framework
The Government of Japan has provided ¥269 million (approximately Rs.457 million) to facilitate a third batch of students for Master’s Degrees and PhD programmes under the Japanese Grant Aid for Human …
U.K.’s Two-Year Bonds Yield Less Than Japan’s for the First Time
The yield on the U.K.’s two-year bonds declined to an all-time low of minus 0.129%, inverting the spread between the nations’ securities for the first time on record. The gaps on five- and 30-year …
Time for Japan to present a credible energy policy
The nation should not miss the opportunity to restructure its economic and energy-consumption structure for future generations.
UAE’s Mars orbiter launch from Japan delayed by weather
The liftoff of the United Arab Emirates’ Mars orbiter has been postponed until Friday due to bad weather at the Japanese launch site …
UAE Plans To Launch Mars Probe Friday After Weather Delay
The United Arab Emirates said it plans to launch its “Hope” Mars probe on Friday local time from Japan’s Tanegashima Space Center after a two-day delay due to poor weather there. A rocket is due to …