HANOI — About 440 Japanese nationals with business ties in Vietnam will arrive in the Southeast Asian nation by Saturday after being barred from entry for months due to travel restrictions …
Japan’s ‘izakaya’ pubs hurt as drinkers stay home
Business Japan’s ‘izakaya’ pubs hurt as drinkers stay home. Posted . Japan’s traditional izakaya pubs used to thrive in every corner of the country. But now their often cramped co …
In Covid-Era Japan, Flirting From Afar Is Hard in Host Clubs: ‘Closeness Is What We Sell’
Japan’s host clubs, which cater to women, have become a hot spot for new coronavirus infections. The clubs have proven problematic because it is hard to be flirtatious at a distance and visitors tend …
China Warns Japan On Hosting US Missiles As War Boats Hold Drill
China is quite content to have Japan remain as a country without a means of launching a military offense. The Communist superpower is understandably concerned when the U.S. steps in with no such …
Japan Stuck In Downturn As Manufacturing Hit By Trade Woes
Flash Japan PMI signals a further sharp decline in output, led by accelerating downturn in manufacturing. Trade weakness hit demand for Japanese goods and servi …
Japan defence minister says strike capability an option to counter missile threat
Japan’s Minister of Defence Taro Kono said on Thursday that acquiring weapons that would let Japan strike enemy missile bases was an option Japan will consider as a way to bolster its ballistic …
Why Japan Decided to Scrap a Key U.S. Missile Defense System
The council made its decision Wednesday, and now the government will need to enter negotiations with the U.S. about what to do with payments and the purchase contract already made for the Aegis Ashore …
Where a chief concierge likes to eat Sichuan and Cantonese, and all Chinese classics in Hong Kong and Macau
From five-star hotel food to humble dai pai dong seafood, from Sichuan to Peking Duck, Mike Yuen loves all kinds of Chinese food. He is also a fan of Japanese French fusion at Somm and Macanese food …
Japan business lobby expresses concern over US work visa halt
TOKYO (Kyodo) — The head of Japan’s most powerful business lobby expressed concern Wednesday over the United States’ decision to halt the issuance of certain work visas this year, saying the …
Taiwan Investigates Possible First Local Virus Case in Two Months
Taiwan has put more than 100 people under quarantine while it investigates its first possible local case of coronavirus infection in more than two months, a Japanese woman who tested positive last …