The tariff will be 10% on the UK, 15% on the EU, South Korea and Japan, and 25% on India, as a penalty for what Trump sees as unfair trade policy and for Indian purchases of arms and energy from …
Two Chinese government ships enter Japan’s waters off Senkaku Islands
Two Chinese government ships entered Japan’s territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture in the East China Sea early Saturday.
Multiple Whales Washed Ashore by Tsunami in Japan
The Kuril Islands and Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido were hit by tsunami waves after a magnitude 8.8 undersea earthquake off Russia’s eastern coast.
Bear attacks woman outside Japan home for disabled people
A woman in Japan was sent to hospital unconscious after an apparent bear attack outside a facility for people with disabilities, police say. An increasing number of wild bears have been spotted in …
Japan plans another record hike in minimum wage, Kyodo News says
A Japanese labour ministry panel plans to recommend an increase of about 6% in the national average minimum wage for this fiscal year, for the biggest such jump since at least 2002, the Kyodo news …
8.8 earthquake off Russia prompts tsunami warnings for Hawaii, Japan and parts of Pacific Coast
A tsunami advisory was also issued for parts of Alaska and the entire West Coast after a powerful earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula.
FinDev Canada, JICA and SMBC commit USD 215 million to HDBank to support local enterprises, gender equality and climate action in Vietnam
Canada’s bilateral Development Finance Institution, FinDev Canada, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) announce the signing of a USD 215 …
Inspired by Trump, an Insurgent Far-Right Party Wants to Make Japan Great Again
Japanese politics is different in many ways, but in one, it’s having what appears to be an analogous moment: “Honestly speaking, we hadn’t expected our party would gain this much support,” said Sohei …
XRP to Power Japan’s Tokenized Real Estate Revolution
MUFG Bank plans to tokenize real estate in Japan using XRP Ledger, signaling a major shift toward blockchain-based finance and real-world digitization.
Vietnam to cooperate in investigation of citizen accused of murder in Japan
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Vietnam will work with Japanese authorities to investigate the case of a Vietnamese citizen arrested on suspicion of murder and robbery in Japan’s Saga Prefecture.