Japan’s economy will contract more than previously expected and suffer mild deflation during the current fiscal year, analysts predict, underscoring the fragile nature of the recovery from the …
How Betty left baking and helped beat Japan
It is the noise that Betty Webb remembers most about being in America at the end of the Second World War. “I had never heard such a racket,” she says. “Half of Washington had fixed their car horns and …
The Dangerous Illusion of Japan’s Unconditional Surrender
Japan’s official defeat was staged on the USS Missouri. The document signed by the representatives of the Allied Powers and Japan declared the unconditional surrender of the Imperial General …
Singapore and Japan agree to resume essential business travel; officials tasked to finalise agreement by September: MFA
Singapore and Japan have agreed to resume essential business travel, with an agreement expected to be finalised by early September, the …
Japan and Singapore aim to reopen business travel in September
TOKYO — The foreign ministers of Japan and Singapore agreed Thursday to work toward resuming business travel between the two countries in September after a monthslong halt to curb the spread of …
THANKS TO HUGE RATINGS AMONG THE YOUNG DEMOGRAPHIC,NIPPON TV’S HIT GAME SHOW FORMAT “MUTE IT!” GREENLIT FOR TWO-HOUR SPECIAL IN JAPAN
Japan’s leading multiplatform entertainment powerhouse, announced today that its game show format Mute it! (30min to 120min eps.) has been greenlit for a two-hour special set to air during its coveted …
Report: North Korea laborers still deployed overseas
North Korea’s state-sanctioned guest workers continue to be deployed to overseas sites in violation of international sanctions, according to a Japanese press report.
Japan Has Plenty of Reasons to Clean Up Its Power Sector
The Japanese government proudly announced a plan last month to shut down 100 inefficient coal-fired power plants.International NGOs have criticized Japan’s policy of building coal power plants at …
Japan Has Plenty of Reasons to Clean Up Its Power Sector
The Japanese government proudly announced a plan last month to shut down 100 inefficient coal-fired power plants.International NGOs have criticized Japan’s policy of building coal power plants at …
Japan Fans Hail Hong Kong ‘Goddess Of Democracy’ Chow
She has been dubbed the “Goddess of Democracy” and found fans among politicians and actors. There is little doubt that Hong Kong activist Agnes Chow is big in Japan. The 23-year-old’s arrest this week …