Researchers in Japan have developed a plastic that dissolves in seawater within hours, offering up a potential solution for a modern-day scourge polluting oceans and harming wildlife. While scientists …
South Korea’s new President Lee vows to pursue talks with North and bolster ties with US and Japan
South Korea’s new President Lee Jae-myung says he’ll pursue dialogue with North Korea while bolstering a trilateral partnership with the U.S. and Japan.
Takeaways from AP’s reporting on looming extinction of rare version of Christianity in rural Japan
On the rural islands off the coast of Japan, a handful of believers practice a version of Christianity that has direct links to a time of samurai, shoguns and martyred missionaries.
When Chips Meet Traffic Congestion: TSMC Hits the Brakes in Japan
TSMC’s new Japan plant faces delays due to local traffic, prompting collaboration with the Japanese government to address infrastructure issues.
Japan’s service sector growth slows in May, PMI shows
Growth in Japan’s service-sector activity slowed in May on weaker demand, offering little to mitigate falling factory activity and resulting in a near-zero growth for business overall, a private …
Yunus Jets Off to Japan Amid Massive Unrest in Bangladesh | Vantage with Palki Sharma | N18G
Vantage with Palki Sharma | N18G Bangladesh’s chief advisor Muhammad Yunus flew to Japan as multiple protests broke out in parts of Bangladesh. The country’s biggest political party, the BNP, …
How Japan became America’s banker — and why the money’s running out
World War II is over. America’s got the guns, Japan’s got the ruins. The U.S. cut a deal — military protection for economic c …
Japan ponders JGB restructuring amid super-long bond slump
The Finance Ministry is considering ways to deal with a slump in Japan’s super-long bonds, or those with maturities of more than 10 years. It’s planning a meeting of financial institutions this month …
South Korea’s new leader to seek more time for US trade talks
The new South Korean administration will likely make efforts to buy time for U.S. trade talks, as it studies the negotiations of bigger neighbours Japan and China for leverage, according to sources …
Trump asked Japan to help with Golden Dome missile shield, Nikkei reports
U.S. President Donald Trump discussed cooperating with Japan on developing technology for his planned Golden Dome missile defence shield during a phone call with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba …