Nearly 72 percent of Japanese companies operating in Bangladesh want to expand their business in one or two years, said a survey of the Japan External Trade Organisation (Jetro) unveiled today. With …
Nearly one-third of 18-year-old women in Japan may never have children, highlighting population concerns
Around 33.4% of 18-year-old women in Japan may never become mothers, according to a report by the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research (IPSS).
Japan may extend fuel subsidies as retail gas prices top $5 per gallon
With public approval waning, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday suggested further subsidies may be necessary as commuters cope with record-level retail gasoline prices.
Japan’s GDP Bump Is Real but Fragile
William Sposato is a Tokyo-based journalist who has been a contributor to Foreign Policy since 2015. He has been following Japan’s politics and economics for more than 20 years, working at Reuters and …
N. Korea’s Kim Calls for Readiness to Smash US-Led Invasion Plot, as US Trains With South and Japan
North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has called for his military to be constantly ready for combat to thwart plots to invade his country, as the U.S., South Korea and Japan held a trilateral naval exer
In Japan, a third of today’s 18-year-old women may not have children – study
By Satoshi SugiyamaTOKYO (Reuters) -About a third of 18-year-old women in Japan may never have children, a government institute said on Wednesday, in the latest data spelling an uphill battle to reverse a dwindling population in the world’s third-largest economy.
Japan Panel Proposes Letting Divorced Parents Hold Joint Custody
A panel at Japan’s Ministry of Justice proposed allowing divorced couples to take joint custody of their child, a move that would put the country in line with other developed countries in letting parents share responsibilities after separating.
US deploys B-1B bombers for separate drills with South Korea, Japan
The United States separately deployed B-1B bombers for joint drills with South Korea and Japan on Wednesday, as the three allies have stepped up responses to threats from North Korea.A U.S. B-1B flew alongside South Korean FA-50 jets and U.
Japan’s century of efforts to tame earthquakes
Takashi Hosoda was in a Tokyo skyscraper when the 9.0 magnitude quake struck on March 11, 2011, but the trained architect was “not particularly worried” as modern Japanese buildings are designed to protect their occupants.
Japan puts Vietnam on list of 2024 security aid recipients: media
Photo: Asahi Shimbun The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan plans to offer security aid worth over US$34 million to six ‘like-minded’ countries, including Vietnam, in the next fiscal year, according …