Key gauges of Japan’s manufacturing and service activity improved in April to their highest levels in nearly a year even as the weaker yen intensified price pressure on companies, a sign that they are …
Ex-Japan PM Aso to meet with Donald Trump on Tuesday
By Gram Slattery, Nathan Layne and Kiyoshi TakenakaWASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso, who is vice president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, will meet Donald Trump …
‘Horizontally’ recycled nappies go on sale in Japan in world first
Product made from used nappies will go on sale in shopping centres after sterilisation, bleaching, and deodorising
Old quake photos resurface with false claim they show aftermath of April 2024 jolt in Japan
A video sharing old earthquake images in Japan has circulated online with a false claim they were taken after a 6.3-magnitude jolt hit the country on April 17. At least eight people were reported injured in the latest quake.
Japan’s anti-monopoly body orders Google to fix ad search limits affecting Yahoo
Japan’s antitrust watchdog said Monday that U.S. search giant Google must fix its advertising search restrictions affecting Yahoo in Japan. The Japan Fair Trade Commission said in a statement that its recent study of Google’s practices showed it was undermining fair competition in the advertising market.
Editorial: Worries over resumed Osprey flights in Japan must not be left aside
The U.S. military gave the all clear for its Osprey tilt-rotor transport aircraft to take to the sky in March after they were grounded worldwide in th
Trade deal with Japan will boost Bangladesh’s post-LDC success
Securing the EPA with Japan would ensure Bangladesh retains duty-free access to the Japanese market even after graduating to developing country status in 2026. A joint study on the EPA was conducted …
Hotels are new darling of foreign investors in Japanese property
TOKYO — Investors remain bullish about Japan’s property market this year. Funding is easy to come by, despite the county’s first interest rate hike in 17 years in March. Further fueling their …
‘Soft’ sea creature – with red ‘scaleless’ body — discovered in Japan. See new species
The standard Japanese name, Mini-kon’nyakuuo, comes from the fish’s small size. The new species is found exclusively on the Pacific coast of Honshu Island, the largest island of Japan, off the coast of Fukushima and Iwate, according to the study.
Japan Embassy eyes Nagaland for job fair
Embassy of Japan in India, Oota Masami, made her maiden visit to School of Agricultural Sciences, Nagaland University, Medziphema Campus on April 16.