A pair of new statues in South Korea of a man kneeling in front of a girl symbolizing victims of sexual slavery by Japan’s wartime military is the latest subject …
After Early Hype, Japan’s Homegrown COVID-19 Drug Hope Avigan Faces Rocky Future
Fujifilm Holdings Corp’s Avigan, once hyped as a potential COVID-19 treatment by Japan’s prime minister, is facing uncertain prospects in the country, dampened by disappointing clinical studies and …
Hong Kong Tension May Hasten Daiwa’s Shift to Mainland
Daiwa Securities Group Inc. may accelerate plans to scale back its presence in Hong Kong if the tension in the Chinese territory worsens significantly, according to the Japanese brokerage’s deputy …
Japan’s Fujifilm gets $265 million U.S. contract to boost output of potential virus vaccine
The United States has awarded a $265 million contract to a Texas facility of Japan’s Fujifilm Holdings Corp to step up production of a coronavirus vaccine candidate, President Donald Trump said.
Eight nations: Japan and Fiji to join European rugby union tournament
Japan and Fiji will join the Six Nations in an autumn tournament which has been hastily arranged to compensate for the European tour schedule being scratched …
Oklahoma man pleads guilty to assaulting neighbors in Japan
An Oklahoma City man pleaded guilty on Monday to two counts of assault in connection with an attack on his neighbors while he was working as a contractor in Japan. Court records show 31-year-old …
Cute Anime Character Used In Thailand’s Democracy Protests
Pro-democracy activists in Thailand have been calling for the government’s dissolution. They’ve even roped in the cute Japanese character Hamtaro to help out.
Pandemic hit to Japan’s first-quarter business spending worse than first thought
Japan’s companies spent less than initially estimated in the first quarter of the year, revised data showed on Monday, suggesting the coronavirus pandemic’s hit to the economy was deeper than first …
Pandemic Forces Digital Change on Japan’s Businesses
The coronavirus pandemic may be a drag on economies across the globe, but in Japan it’s bringing long-overdue change in work habits and tools.About 90% of Japanese refiner Idemitsu Kosan Co.’s …
Popular Japanese food truck and SF restaurant will close at end of the month
Izakaya Roku is closing — and they’re looking for a new owner to take over their popular bento food truck, JapaCurry. Opened by Jay Hamada as a brick-and-mortar restaurant in 2013 following the …