Month: November 2020

Japan has given the nod to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to develop a new indigenous fighter jet. The fighter will borrow American technology, likely from the F-22 and F-35 fighters. The new fighter jet ... ( read original story ...)

The question is how amicable the jingle will sound now that Nitori has become the belligerent in a potentially landmark hostile takeover bid for the DIY chain Shimachu. Specifically, this gambit will ... ( read original story ...)

Former Japan handball player Daisuke Miyazaki was arrested on Monday for allegedly assaulting a woman at a hotel in Nagoya, investigative sources said. The ... ( read original story ...)

Sales of automatons that gather data on the well-being of their owners have risen, with many being given as gifts to older parents. ( read original story ...)

Founded in 1936, the Directors Guild of Japan recently bestowed its 60th New Directors Award on Teruya Toshiyuki for his family comedy “Born, Bone, Born.” Set in on an island near his native Okinawa, ... ( read original story ...)

India, the United States, Japan and Australia began their largest joint naval exercises in over a decade on Tuesday, Indian government sources said, seen as part of efforts to balance China's vast ... ( read original story ...)

Second-half goals from Anderson Lopez and Takuma Arano handed Consadole Sapporo a 2-0 win against Kawasaki Frontale on Tuesday, snapping the runaway J-League first-division leaders' winning streak at ... ( read original story ...)

Ireland's women had to come to terms with the Olympics being postponed and then focus on not only how lockdown affected their training, families and livelihoods. ( read original story ...)

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is preparing to fly to Japan within weeks to strike a new deal on defence technology against the backdrop of tensions with China and the aftermath of the US election. ( read original story ...)