On a recent trip to Japan, I dived into ‘kei’ car culture and how it contrasts with the US automobile market.
Two planes collide in second Japan airport crash in weeks
Two planes collided on a runway in Japan, in the second airport crash in the country within weeks. A Korean Air Lines plane clipped a Cathay Pacific Airways aircraft at New Chitose Airport on Japan’s …
US targets Houthi anti-ship missiles in new strike on Yemen
Shell has reportedly suspended shipments through the Red Seas and Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines is rerouting its ships.
Aircraft clip wings on the ground at Japan airport
STORY: No injuries were reported on either plane, Japanese media said. The Korean Air flight had 289 passengers and crew members on board, an airline official said.Japanese media reports had …
2 Planes Collide at Japan Airport, Weeks After Deadly Runway Blaze
Nobody was injured in the episode on Tuesday, which took place on the country’s northern island of Hokkaido amid heavy snow.
Japan’s top business lobby calls for worker pay raises above inflation
The head of Japan’s biggest business lobby Keidanren on Tuesday called for wage hikes this year that exceed the inflation rate, setting the tone for annual wage talks that may pave the way for the …
Japan’s biggest business lobby calls for larger pay hikes than 2023
The Japan Business Federation, the country’s most powerful business lobby, on Tuesday urged its member companies to offer larger pay …
Japanese investors want China to restart visa-free entries into ‘most important’ market
China has relaxed some entry requirements since last year, but Japanese investors have been left out in the cold, costing them ‘an opportunity to expand business’ in their ‘most important market’.
Philippines hopes to sign troops pact with Japan in Q1
MANILA: The Philippines hopes to sign in the first quarter of the year an agreement with Japan allowing the deployment of military forces on each other’s soil, Manila’s defence minister said on Tuesday (Jan 16).
US military helicopters to deploy to Japan’s earthquake zone
U.S. military helicopters in Japan will deploy to the earthquake-hit Noto peninsula on the country’s west coast to help with relief efforts, Japanese Defence Minister Minoru Kihara said on Tuesday.