China has reopened its market to seafood from Japan after a nearly two-year ban over the discharge of slightly radioactive wastewater from the tsunami-destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant.
As property prices soar, ‘death tainted’ homes find buyers in Japan
In Japan it used to be hard to find takers for homes where a death had occurred. But as property prices soar, more buyers are finding that discounted prices make up for a fear of restless spirits.
Haunted Houses Sizzle in Japan’s Hot Property Market
Kazutoshi Kodama inspects ‘misfortunate properties’ in Japan, where psychological distress may occur due to past deaths on site. Rising real estate prices now attract buyers to these stigmatized homes …
In Japan, ‘haunted’ homes with dark histories start to attract new buyers
Once shunned, ‘misfortunate properties’ – the sites of murders or suicides – are becoming hot commodities in Japan’s surging property market.
China resumes seafood imports from some Japan regions
China on Sunday announced it is immediately resuming seafood products imported from some Japanese regions, ending a nearly two-year overall ban imposed due to worries over Japan’s release of treated …
Japan Auto Trade ‘Unfair’, Could Buy More US Oil, Trump Tells Fox News
Tokyo is scrambling to find ways to get Washington to exempt Japan’s automakers from 25% automobile industry-specific tariffs, which are hurting the country’s manufacturing sector. Japan also faces a 24% so-called reciprocal tariff rate starting on July 9 unless it can negotiate a deal.
Trump says U.S. could send letters setting tariff rates rather than extend deadline — ‘Dear Mr. Japan, here’s the story’
President Donald Trump said that although trade negotiations are still ongoing, he would rather send countries a letter that lays out the tariff rates they face and not extend the July 9 deadline, …
US to set tariff rates by sending letters to other countries, Trump says: ‘Dear Mr. Japan’
President Donald Trump threatened to dictate the terms of trade to nations that have yet to reach a deal with the United States. In an interview with Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo, Trump …
Sri Lanka gets foreign funds of US$1.9bn in 2024 led by ADB, Japan begins loans
Sri Lanka had received 1,918 million US dollars in foreign finance in 2024, with the Asian Development Bank giving 862 million dollars, while Japan also started giving loans after defaulted debt was …
Measures to Ease Inflation Must be Speedy, Says Japan’s Ishiba
Any measures to ease inflation in Japan must be speedy and shouldn’t impede the government’s ability to fund social services, Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Sunday, in a comment …