Japan has pledged not to decouple from China as Chinese Premier Li Qiang called for threats to their economic relationship to be eliminated during a meeting with Japanese foreign minister Yoshimasa ...
Japan’s MUFG Bank leads $400 million round in DMI Finance
DMI Finance Private Limited, a New Delhi-based non-banking financing company (NBFC), has raised a $400 million equity investment led by Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc through its consolidated ...
Japan says 1.5m people are living as recluses after Covid
Fifth of hikikomori cases among working-age people attributed to pressures unleashed by pandemic ( read original story ...)
Scientists film deepest ever fish on seabed off Japan
Cruising at a depth of 8,336 meters (over 27,000 feet) just above the seabed, a young snailfish has become the deepest fish ever filmed by scientists during a probe into the abyss of the northern Pacific Ocean. ( read original story ...)
China dissatisfied with Japan’s chip export restrictions -spokesperson
China was strongly dissatisfied with Japan's export restrictions on chip manufacturing equipment, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Monday. ( read original story ...)
CapitaLand Investment to acquire 6 multi-family properties in Japan for $141.4m
The six assets comprise 428 premium one-bedroom apartments located close to the commercial districts of Umeda and Namba. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Spectacular towering floats parade in central Japan festival dating back to 1635
Gorgeous towering floats were paraded through this central Japan city on April 1 and 2 in a festival that dates back to 1635.The Inu･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Old footage falsely linked to Tajikistan earthquake
Footage of a violent tremor shaking a room has circulated in social media posts falsely linking it to an earthquake that jolted Tajikistan in February 2023. In reality, the clip has previously ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s PM Kishida: Country’s financial system is generally stable
Japan's financial system is generally stable,” the country’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said in a statement on Monday. PM Kishida said, “we are to pay close attention to foreign and domestic markets ...
Japan manufacturers’ mood sours on global slowdown, service sector bounce cushions blow
Japanese manufacturers' sentiment soured in the first quarter to its worst level in more than two years, eclipsing an uptick in service-sector mood, a central bank survey showed, reinforcing views a strong post-COVID economic recovery is some time away. ( read original story ...)
Scientists capture deepest fish ever recorded on camera off Japan’s coast
A fish swimming over 8km below the sea level off Japan’s coast has been captured on camera by scientists, making it the deepest recorded fish to ever have been photographed. Researchers, including those from the University of Western Australia, ( read original story ...)
Japan PM strongly demands Beijing release detained Astellas employee
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Monday the government will continue to strongly demand Beijing for an early release and consular visits for an Astellas Pharma employee detained in China. ( read original story ...)
South Korea, US, Japan hold anti-North Korea submarine drill
The South Korean, U.S. and Japanese navies are conducting their first anti-submarine drills in six months to boost their coordination against increasing North Korean missile threats ( read original story ...)
Naveen Patnaik to attract Japanese investors during week-long trip from Monday
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will Monday embark on a week-long tour to Japan in a bid to attract investments in various sectors for the eastern state, officials said. During the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo ramen shop bans customers from using their phones while eating
A noodle bar owner has gone viral in Japan for asking customers to stop using their smartphones during busy times. ( read original story ...)
A bear meat vending machine in Japan sells hunks of flesh from locally slaughtered bears for $17 a serving
The meat "tastes clean" and "can be enjoyed in a wide range of dishes, from stew to steaks," the vending machine's operator told The Mainichi. ( read original story ...)