By Tamiyuki Kihara, Leika Kihara and Tom Westbrook TOKYO, Dec 5 (Reuters) – As Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was finalising her $137 billion spending plan last month, which in recent weeks has put …
Japan rebuts China’s second letter to UN as spat keeps simmering
China had directed a second missive to the UN complaining about Japan. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Shooter of Ex-Japan PM Shinzo Abe makes first apology
The man accused of assassinating former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has apologised to the ex-leader’s family for the first time. Tetsuya Yamagami, who earlier pleaded guilty to murder, told the …
‘Food should have no borders’: China-Japan spat hits Beijing’s Japanese restaurants as cancellations surge
Analysts warned the dispute sparked by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks on Taiwan could persist, leaving ordinary people to navigate the resulting uncertainty.
‘Nothing else looks like them’: Saving Japan’s exceptionally rare ‘snow monsters’
For Taniai, protecting the Juhyo means passing their legacy to the next generation. “They are called snow monsters because nothing else looks like them,” she says. “I want the world to see them, and …
Lessons from Japan’s efforts to wean itself off Chinese rare earths
Last month Takaichi Sanae, Japan’s prime minister, said that an invasion of Taiwan could cross the threshold that requires a military response by Japan. That triggered an uproar from China, which cut …
Ukrainian kids abducted & sent to North Korea where they were taught to hate the Japanese, expert claims
VLADIMIR Putin is kidnapping Ukrainian children and shipping them off to fellow tyrant Kim Jong-un in North Korea – where they are brainwashed into hating Japan, experts claim. Youngsters …
JSW Steel’s joint venture move with Japan’s JFE Steel draws mixed reactions from brokerages
JSW Steel’s joint venture with JFE Steel sparks mixed brokerage reactions, balancing optimism and caution amid market challenges.
India Billionaire Family’s JSW Steel Sets Up $3.4 Billion JV With Japan’s JFE
JSW Steel will transfer the steel business of its unit Bhushan Power and Steel to a joint venture company, in which JFE will invest $1.7 billion for a 50% stake.
Japan’s Takaichi awarded catchphrase of the year for her ‘work, work, work’ mantra
The pledge by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to “work, work, work, work and work” for her country has been named the catchphrase of the year, recognizing the effort Japan’s first female leader …