A junta spokesman slammed the Japanese prime minister’s comments on Taiwan, saying Tokyo had not shown remorse for its ‘crimes’ in Asia.
Indian Billionaire Savitri Jindal’s JSW Steel Sets Up $3.4 Billion JV With Japan’s JFE
Mumbai-based 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 finance minister says dialogue with BOJ governor has been positive
Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Friday that communications with Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda have been positive in many ways since she took the post in October. “Since taking …
Australian defence minister to visit Japan as ‘strategic alignment’ grows
Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles will travel to Japan on Saturday to meet his counterpart, Shinjiro Koizumi, and discuss deepening defence ties, his office said on Friday. Australia wanted …
Analysis-in Japan, Prime Minister Takaichi tries to avoid a ‘Truss shock’
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 …