Japan may have contained its coronavirus outbreaks for now but the country needs better crisis management and a digital transformation to prepare for future shocks, Tokyo Gov.
Vietnam in talks to ease entry for visitors from China, South Korea, Japan
Vietnam is holding talks aimed at easing the entry of citizens from China, South Korea and Japan into the country after restrictions on foreign visitors amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Ministry of …
Myanmar: Kirin Should Cut Ties to Military
(Tokyo) – Japan-based Kirin Holdings Company, Ltd. should end its partnership with Myanmar Economic Holdings Ltd. (MEHL) because of its connections to Myanmar’s abusive armed forces, Human Rights Now, …
Must be glove: the Japan man obsessed with lost gloves
Koji Ishii can’t help himself: whenever he sees a lost glove on the streets of his hometown Tokyo, he just has to stop and document it.
G7 urges China to reconsider new Hong Kong security laws
Esper says US ‘committed to a democratic Taiwan’
US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper yesterday wrote on Twitter that the US remains “committed to a democratic Taiwan.” “Partnerships: we continue to build closer relationships with Japan, South Korea, …
Azerbaijan, Japan mull bilateral business cooperation [PHOTO]
By Akbar Mammadov Azerbaijan’s Ambassador to Japan Gursel Ismayilzada and CEO of ‘H.I.S. Co. Ltd Hideo Sawada have discussed bilateral business cooperation and relations in various spheres, the …
Trans-Tasman World Cup bid wins south-east Asia support in blow to rival Japan
The ASEAN Football Federation has described Australia and New Zealand’s 2023 Women’s World Cup bid as ‘outstanding’.
The worst is over for Japan, but recovery will take a while: Analyst
Izumi Devalier of Bank of America Global Research says it will take a long time for Japan’s economy to get back to pre-pandemic levels, despite forward-looking data suggesting an improvement. She also …
Japan’s exports, imports sank in May amid pandemic fallout
New data show Japan’s exports sank 28% and imports dropped 26% in May as the coronavirus pandemic slammed global trade …