The age of consent in Japan has not changed since 1907. The proposal is part of a wider push to overhaul sex crime legislation.
Tech war: US alliance with Japan, Netherlands to ban chip equipment exports to China may spur investment in South Korea
Agreement by the Netherlands and Japan to join the US in restricting chip-related exports to China could benefit South Korea, which could attract semiconductor equipment makers to invest in the country as an alternative production and distribution centre,
Japan’s military ignored her sexual assault claims, so she went public
Rina Gonoi was sexually assaulted in the Japanese military, but the system didn’t listen to her complaints. So she went public and got results — and trolling.
With backing from business lobby, Japan PM calls for workers’ pay hikes
Japan must spread the momentum of wage growth across the country to conquer rising inflation as annual labour negotiations wrap up next month, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Sunday, with backing …
China’s economy is looking at a new wave of Japanification
New research suggests that, if it is not careful, China may be on track for a new wave of Japanification. Back in 2003, Japan could no longer fool itself that all was well. The 1990s had pitched the country off a trajectory on which it once seemed capable of overtaking the US.
Turkmenistan Takes Part In Central Asia – Japan Business Dialogue
The Turkmen delegation took part in Central Asia – Japan Business Dialogue on February 21, 2023, which took place in Tokyo, the capital of Japan, trend reports with reference to the press service of …
Refugee-averse Japan welcomes Ukrainians after Russia war
The Japanese government has repeatedly expressed its solidarity with the U.S. and other Western nations in supporting Ukraine in its war against Russia.
‘Underwhelming’: Passenger served banana with cutlery for breakfast on Japan Airlines business class flight
However, a recent Japan Airlines (JAL) passenger found that despite flying in business class, the breakfast that was served was rather “underwhelming”, even for in-flight meals. “Before take-off today …
A mysterious iron ball washed up on a beach in Japan. What could it be?
The discovery has baffled locals and led to wild speculation on social media, which was already rife with theories this month following the U.S. military’s downing of four suspicious aerial objects — including a suspected Chinese spy balloon.
AOC rebuked for ‘demanding’ Japan ’embrace LGBTQ alphabet wokeness’ during controversial Asia trip
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is coming under fire after she called out Japan for not being tolerant enough during a congressional trip to Asia. Ocasio-Cortez targeted Japan in an almost 40-minute-long Instagram video, during which she said that …