G7 host Japan is the group’s only member not to recognise same-sex unions, and ahead of this May’s summit the government is under pressure to bolster its legal protections for LGBTQ citizens.”It’s a …
Bank of Japan gets ‘ideas man’ to chart tricky path from negative rates
We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Bank of Japan news every morning. In his final appearance at the Bank of Japan in April 2005, Kazuo Ueda said he considered himself …
English teacher in Japan highlights school rules that would ‘send Americans into a coma’
An English teacher living in Japan highlighted how Japanese schools have a very different approach to education compared to American high schools. American TikTok creator Hito Bito (@hito.bito) …
Japan wants to invest more in Bangladesh: Ambassador
Newly appointed Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh, Kiminori Iwama, today said that he will encourage Japanese companies to expand their business in Bangladesh to help the country achieve expected …
Japan says 3 balloons that floated into its airspace years ago are ‘strongly presumed’ to have been Chinese spy balloons
An curved arrow pointing right. “As a result of further analysis of specific balloon-shaped flying objects that have been confirmed in Japan’s airspace in the past, including those in November 2019, …
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel has “full confidence” Japan will ban LGBTQ discrimination
Activists are urging the government to enact anti-discrimination legislation before Japan hosts the G-7 summit of industrialized nations in Hiroshima in May.
Japan told China violation of airspace by balloons is unacceptable, spokesman says
TOKYO, Feb 15 (Reuters) – Japan told China that violations of its airspace by uncrewed surveillance balloons were absolutely unacceptable, a spokesman for the government said on Wednesday. Japan’s …
US envoy confident Japan will ban LGBTQ discrimination
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel says he has “full confidence” that the Japanese government will take the necessary steps to ban discrimination against LGBTQ people …
Japan visitors rise to near 1.5 mln in Jan as tourism recovers
Visitors to Japan climbed to nearly 1.5 million in January, the national tourism agency said on Wednesday, showing an accelerating recovery in tourism after the government scrapped COVID-19 curbs in …
After a decade in development, Japan’s H3 rocket is ready for its debut
Japan has a long history of launching orbital rockets, dating back about half a century. During much of this time, its launch industry has focused largely on orbiting national payloads, such as …