A “bored” Canadian teen vandalised a wooden pillar, while a ceiling painting in Tokyo peeled off. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Goldman Sachs says India will overtake the U.S. to become the world’s second-largest economy by 2075
India is poised to become the world’s second largest economy by 2075, overtaking the U.S., Japan and Germany, Goldman Sachs forecasts.
She dreamed of defending Japan. Instead, her fellow soldiers sexually assaulted her
Rina Gonoi vowed to bring her alleged tormentors to justice after she says she endured physical and verbal sexual abuse while serving in Japan’s Self-Defense Force.
South Korean shoppers hoard salt and seafood ahead of Japan’s release of radioactive water
A Gallup Korea survey from June shows 78% of those polled said they were very or somewhat worried about contamination of seafood. When asked, some shoppers at fish markets told Korean media outlets …
Focus: China-led EV boom in Thailand threatens Japan’s grip on key market
Thailand’s Siam Motors partnered with Nissan Motors in 1962 with a factory that rolled out four cars a day, leading to a profitable, decades-long relationship with Japanese companies that transformed …
‘Bread is much easier’: how Japan fell out of love with rice
The traditional staple is losing the battle with more convenient and cheaper alternative foods
South China Sea: ‘neutral’ Vietnam hedges against Beijing as US, Japan, India, South Korea seek to woo it militarily
Despite ongoing tensions in the disputed waterway, Vietnam’s ‘No 1 priority’ is still maintaining stable bilateral ties with China, analysts say Yet ‘diplomatic balancing’ and its ‘swing state’ status have led to visits from US and Japanese warships …
As China threat grows in Asia, Japan to open NATO liaison office to counter Beijing
Japan will open a NATO liaison office in Tokyo in yet another move to increase its security capabilities and deter Chinese aggression in the region.
Cultural properties can be Japan-South Korea diplomatic opportunity
But the collection, named after Japanese businessman and art collector Takenosuke Ogura (1870-1964), also symbolizes the simmering question of the restitution or return of cultural properties brought …
South Korean lawmakers berate IAEA chief over Japanese plans to release treated Fukushima wastewater
South Korean opposition lawmakers sharply criticized the head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog for its approval of Japanese plans to release treated wastewater from the damaged Fukushima …