Japan’s defense minister on Tuesday said the United States will join search-and-rescue efforts for the seven missing Maritime Self-Defense Force members who crashed in two helicopters over the weekend.
IMF forecasts India will become fourth-largest economy by 2025, third by 2027
If the IMF projections given in its World Economic Outlook database for April 2024 are right, India will overtake Japan to become the fourth largest economy in the world by 2025 and overtake Germany …
Male hippo in Japan zoo found to be female after 7 years
A zoo in Japan has confirmed that a hippopotamus thought for seven years to be a he is, in fact, a she. A DNA test was carried out after zookeepers noticed that 12-year-old Gen-chan did not display typical male hippo behaviour. Gen-chan arrived in Osaka from Mexico in 2017, and customs documents at the time said she was male.
Indonesia: Sojitz And L&T Consortium Secure Contract For 5.8Km Jakarta MRT Extension Project
The Japanese trading house Sojitz has signed a 45 billion yen ($290 million) contract with MRT Jakarta, operator of Jakarta Mass Rapid Transit, to extend the subway network within the congested centra
Japan’s Property Market Is Most Active in APAC, JLL Says
JLL APAC Investor Intelligence Head Pamela Ambler discusses property investment trends in the region, saying that Japan’s real estate market has become the most active in Asia, attracting both …
Japan issues strongest warning yet on readiness to intervene in currency market
The fresh warnings came after the US dollar rose to 154.85 yen, its strongest levels against the Japanese currency since 1990, keeping markets on heightened alert for any signs of intervention from …
Japan’s March price trend gauge rises at slowest pace in 11 months
TOKYO, April 23 (Reuters) – A key measure of Japan’s trend inflation slowed to 1.3% in March … Worldcategory India’s April business growth at near 14-year high, PMIs show 5:07 AM UTC · Updated ago …
Japan’s PMIs Improve Even as Weak Yen Intensifies Price Pressure
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