Press Release Development Bank of Japan invests in 4BIO Capital’s Ventures III fund 4BIO Ventures III targeting $200-300 million to unlock the treatments of the future by investing in advanced …
Successful evacuation from burning Japan Airlines jet highlights dogged devotion to safety
The swift and safe evacuation of a Japan Airlines jet that caught fire after hitting a Coast Guard aircraft while it was landing Tuesday at Tokyo’s Haneda airport reflects a dogged dedication to safety and training by the airline,
China’s Nationalists Revel in Japan Earthquake Tragedy
The powerful earthquakes in western Japan has killed at least 73 people as of Wednesday morning. Already on day one, however, scores of Chinese netizens met the news with glee.
Death toll rises to 78 in strong Japan quakes: local gov’t
A man walks amidst damaged buildings, in the aftermath of an earthquake, in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, on January 4, 2024. The death toll has risen to 78 in the central Japanese prefecture of
Does Japan firm’s Korean forced labour payout set an example? ‘Hitachi Zosen is betraying the nation’
Critics say Hitachi Zosen’s depositing of funds earmarked for forced labour compensation with a Korean court breaks with Japan’s position on the issue Tokyo continues to instruct Japanese companies …
15 years ago, 3 Japanese chefs met in a Sydney bar. They went their separate ways, but ‘fate’ reunited them in Hong Kong
After a random meeting at a Sydney bar 15 years ago, three Japanese chefs went their separate ways. A second chance encounter in Hong Kong years later led them to open Enishi, one of Hong Kong’s …
Japan earthquake: race against time to find survivors
By Kiyoshi Takenaka and Chris Gallagher WAJIMA, Japan (Reuters) -Thousands of rescuers pressed on in their search for survivors of a New Year’s Day earthquake that killed at least 81 people in Japan,
Old altered image of late South Korean president falsely shared as 2024 ‘tsunami victim’
A doctored image was shared repeatedly in Korean-language social media posts falsely claiming it shows a victim of a tsunami triggered by the 7.5-magnitude earthquake which struck Japan in January 2024.
Osprey ‘black box’ from fatal Japan crash that killed 8 recovered with data intact, Air Force says
The Air Force has recovered the flight data recorder from the Air Force CV-22B Osprey that crashed off the coast of Japan in late November, and the data is intact — which could provide valuable clues for investigators as to what caused the crash.
Space photos show Japan’s ground splitting open and mass destruction after a powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake
Space photos show capsized boats, flooded coastlines, and burned-down buildings across Japan in the wake of a powerful earthquake that struck on Monday.