Japan began a trial for over-the-counter (OTC) emergency contraceptives in December 2023, but the implementation has been limited. Only 145 pharmacies (0.3% of the nation's 60,000) are participating, and it is still unclear when and how the decision to make it an OTC drug will be made.
Japan enacts ¥13.9 tril extra budget for economic package
Japan's parliament on Tuesday enacted a 13.9 trillion yen supplementary budget for the current fiscal year through next March to finance a new economic package, including inflation relief steps and ...
Philippine military upgrade but no mutual defence: pros and cons of Manila-Tokyo deal
The deal strengthens defence ties between the nations, but analysts warn it could entangle the Philippines in Japan’s regional security role and provoke China. ( read original story ...)
Cooperative model at Expo 2025 Osaka with Legacoop accord
The Commission General for Italy at Expo 2025 Osaka and Legacoop - the National League of Cooperatives and Mutual Societies - have signed an agreement for the Italian cooperative movement's ... ( read original story ...)
The ‘Crypto.com Showdown’: Prize Money and Top Storylines for Premier Live Golf Event
Tuesday just might be considered a historic day in the golfing world. The Crypto.com Showdown is set to take place on Tuesday evening at Shadow Creek ...
Crypto and Rates to Drive US Convertible Debt Growth in 2025
The US convertible securities market could test its pandemic-era highs in 2025, bankers say, with interest rates remaining above where many on Wall Street expected and a crypto asset-related strategy ...
Japanese bar forced to stop slapping customers
A Japanese izakaya chain has discontinued its “face slap service” after receiving a customer complaint about injury and fearing a blow to its reputation. ( read original story ...)
5 Ways Locals Ring in the New Year in Tokyo, Japan
From mindfully thought-out food arrangements to ringing the temple bells, here's how locals celebrate the New Year in Japan. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Honda and Nissan to reportedly begin merger talks
Nissan and Honda plan to enter into negotiations for a merger to better compete in the rapidly changing automotive industry, the Nikkei newspaper reported. ( read original story ...)
Vanuatu earthquake: what are the biggest earthquakes in history?
Japan’s biggest earthquake hit the country on March 11, 2011. The underwater quake hit around 80 miles off the coast of Honshu, Japan’s biggest island. Hundreds of aftershocks followed in the ensuing ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama breaks ground on ‘smart tire’ factory in China
Yokohama Rubber has broken ground on a $483 million passenger tire plant in Hangzhou, China, that's intended to replace an older factory in the same district. ( read original story ...)
Japan Aims to Expand Nuclear Power in Break From Fukushima Era
Japan’s government plans to decisively back the expansion of nuclear power, dropping a decade-long policy of reducing dependence on the energy source and reversing curbs initiated following the 2011 Fukushima meltdown. ( read original story ...)
COLUMN-Korea is unlikely to be the next Japan or China-Raychaudhuri
South Korea has recently been in the news for all the wrong reasons, with a brief spell of martial law, continuing political uncertainty and market ructions. But the sharp underperformance of the country’s equity market long predates the turmoil involving recently impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol. ( read original story ...)
Japan tech giant SoftBank’s $1B investment in U.S. to create 100K jobs, Trump says
President-elect Donald Trump announced Monday that a Japanese tech conglomerate will make a multi-billion dollar investment in the U.S. and claimed it will create scores of new jobs in artificial intelligence tech. ( read original story ...)
Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson freed from custody and will not face extradition to Japan
Paul Watson, an anti-whaling activist who found fame on the television show Whale Wars, was arrested in Greenland earlier this year under a Japanese arrest warrant. ( read original story ...)
2022 LastPass security breach linked to new $5.4 million crypto heist
In late 2022, LastPass suffered a major security breach that, to this day, is still haunting the company and its customers. Now, a new crypto heist has also been linked to that breach. According to blockchain sleuth ZachXBT (via The Block ), around $5.36 million has now been stolen from over 40 victims’ wallets that ...