Japanese and Indian officials are working on ways to release national reserves of crude oil in tandem with the United States and other major economies. ( read original story ...)
Delta virus may have died of ‘natural extinction’ in Japan, expert claims
Researchers say the sudden decline of Covid cases in Japan may be due to the Delta variant becoming 'faulty' – and it could happen in other countries. Read more. ( read original story ...)
Japan and U.N. agency to help firms ramp up human rights protection efforts
The aim is to ensure Japanese companies are informed and have staff who are trained to identify and address risks and violations of human rights. ( read original story ...)
Vietnam wishes to lift ties with Japan to new height: Japanese media
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has granted an interview to the Japanese media ahead of his official visit to the Northeast Asian country, saying that Vietnam wishes to bring bilateral ... ( read original story ...)
Asian Stock Market: Grinds lower as Japan holiday tames strong yields
Asian shares seesaw amid a quiet session with Labor Thanksgiving Day in Japan. Powell’s re-nomination as the Fed Chair boost rate hike concerns and yields. US warships again sail on Taiwan Strait, ... ( read original story ...)
This Luxe Hotel Brand Just Opened Its First Property in Iceland — and We Got a Sneak Peek Inside
The Land of Fire and Ice, Iceland proudly peddles its Game of Thrones-esque nickname to prospective travelers as its glaciers glitter and volcanos roar. And the island country's newest hotel, The ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Unveils Record $490 Billion Stimulus To Boost Pandemic Recovery
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced a record $490 billion stimulus for the world's third-largest economy Friday as he looks to shore up the country's patchy pandemic recovery. ( read original story ...)
Hidden inflation is creeping across Japan
TOKYO: As winter descends on Japan, the soaring energy prices squeezing budgets around the world are starting to hurt the nation’s consumers and companies. Bathhouse owner Atsushi Tsukui is just one ... ( read original story ...)
‘Systematic switch’: Japan urges food manufacturers to finalise raw material origins labelling transition
Japan has urged all local food and beverage brands to ensure that processes are in place to transition to new origin of raw material rules, in order to keep operations running smoothly and avoid ... ( read original story ...)
Mapletree Logistics Trust acquiring properties worth $1.4 billion in China, Vietnam and Japan
Mapletree Logistics Trust (MLT) is acquiring a portfolio of 17 grade-A logistics assets with an average age of 1.6 years in China, Vietnam and Japan for a combined total value of $1.4 billion.. Read ... ( read original story ...)
New REIT IPO Daiwa House Logistics Trust Offers a 6.5% Dividend Yield: Is It Sustainable?
Singapore's first REIT IPO this year is an industrial REIT holding 14 logistics properties in Japan. Here's what you should know. The post New REIT IPO Daiwa House Logistics Trust Offers a 6.5% ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Joe
World War Two Tokyo to reopen the bar he ran there before the war and track down his estranged family. He finds his ... ( read original story ...)
Mandarin Orange picking in Osaka – All you can eat, No time limit ! provided by Japan Guide Agency
Mandarin Orange picking（All you can eat, No time limit） Spreading out on the hillside a 20 minute walk from Kaminotaishi Station, this is the largest mikan orange orchard in the Kansai region. More ... ( read original story ...)
Arizona plumbing business sold to company backed by Tokyo giant
A company backed by a giant Tokyo homebuilder has invested $200 million in metro #Phoenix in an effort to consolidate residential construction trade partners. ( read original story ...)
Contrast in Japan, China ODAs
The Land of the Rising Sun, through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica), has maintained its standing as the top source of official development assistance (ODA) of the Philippines. In ... ( read original story ...)
EAM Jaishankar and his Japanese counterpart hold telephonic talks
Developments in Afghanistan, the situation in the South China Sea and ways to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific region figured prominently during a telephonic conversation between External Affairs ... ( read original story ...)