YILAN, Taiwan >> Typhoon Mawar lashed Taiwan’s eastern coast with wind, rain and large waves today but largely skirted the island after giving a glancing blow to the northern Philippines. The storm …
The 5th PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Greater Niseko) 2023 celebrate popularity of Japan’s alpine market
Organisers of the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards have opened the call for entries for Greater Niseko at an opportune time for the world-renowned Japanese holiday property market. The 5th …
Young South Koreans drive shift in attitudes to Japan as ties thaw
Jeong Se-ah feels happy to see Tanaka, a Japanese bar host character from the early 2000s created by a South Korean comedian, because he revives her teenage memories of watching animations from the neighbouring nation.
North Korea can build rockets. Can it build a satellite?
North Korea says it will attempt to launch a spy satellite sometime before June 11, after warning nearby Japan about potential rocket debris.
Japan on alert after North Korea launches ‘missile’
The Japanese prime minister’s office said on its official English-language Twitter account that a “suspected ballistic missile” had been launched by the isolated regime. It retweeted a second account …
Japan aims to beam solar power from space by 2025
Japan is aiming to become the first country in the world to beam solar energy from space back to Earth to generate electricity at scale. A public-private partnership led by Japanese space agency JAXA will see the first satellite transmitters set up by 2025,
Japan court rules that a bar on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional
A Japanese court ruled on Tuesday that not allowing same-sex marriage was unconstitutional, a decision activists welcomed as a step towards marriage equality in the only Group of Seven nation with no legal protection for same-sex unions.
Freak May typhoon shows Philippines is now in constant state of climate emergency, activists say
Typhoon Mawar, an unusually intense cyclone that has struck Guam and the Philippines before heading towards Taiwan and southern Japan, shows the southeast Asian country is in a “constant state of …
Body wrapped in cloth found in southwest Japan vacant shop
A body wrapped in a clothlike material was found inside a vacant shop in a building in the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto on May 29, and police a･･･ …
Map reveals worst areas for Japanese knotweed with fears plant will wipe thousands off house prices
A MAP has revealed the worst areas for Japanese knotweed – as fears the plant could wipe … It has a rapidly growing root system that destroys building foundations, causing property values to plummet …