Tokyo plans to develop a 6th-generation stealth fighter to keep China’s increasingly capable air force at bay—at a total cost of 5 trillion yen ($48 billion). It will integrate remote drone control ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei ends lower as rising COVID-19 infections sap risk appetite
Japanese shares ended weaker on Tuesday as rising COVID-19 infections sapped investors appetite for risk assets and forced the government to suspend its domestic tourism promotion campaign, hitting ... ( read original story ...)
Japan set to approve ¥2.8 trillion extra budget to fund pandemic support
Total new debt issuance for the current fiscal year will hit a record high of over ¥112 trillion — more than double the previous record set after the global financial crisis. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Economy Needs Years to Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels: Reuters Poll
Japan's economy will suffer a smaller contraction this year than initially forecast but won't return to pre-coronavirus pandemic levels until at least early 2022, economists in a Reuters poll said. ( read original story ...)
Osaka opens center for seriously ill COVID-19 patients
Osaka – A facility dedicated to coronavirus patients with serious symptoms opened Tuesday in Osaka, with the Self-Defense Forces as well as other regions of Japan sending nurses to make up for a staff ... ( read original story ...)
‘Twitter killer’ who dismembered nine victims receives death sentence in Japan
A man dubbed Japan's "Twitter killer" was sentenced to death by a court on Tuesday for using social media to lure nine people to their deaths, including several young women who were contemplating ... ( read original story ...)
Fishing boat washes up in Japan almost 10 years after it was lost in tsunami
Tiny boat swept away in 2011 disaster may have reached the waters off the US west coast ... ( read original story ...)
Samples From Asteroid More Than Hoped For, Japan Researchers Say
Samples of dust collected by a Japanese space probe from an asteroid some 300 million km (186 million miles) from Earth were better than hoped for, with one researcher saying he was lost for words ... ( read original story ...)
Japan ‘Twitter killer’ sentenced to death
A Japanese man who murdered nine people after contacting them on Twitter has been sentenced to death, in a high-profile case that has shocked the country.Takahiro Shiraishi, dubbed the "Twitter killer ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Wasabi Producers Farm ‘Green Gold’
But chances are it was an artificial version that Japanese growers say is a world away from their 'green gold'. Unlike the spicy neon concoction familiar to many fans of Japanese cuisine -- which is ... ( read original story ...)
China and Japan ‘risk missing’ $205bn ASEAN renewables opportunity
Since the U.S. is missing in climate action for at least a few more weeks, the summit's headliner was Xi Jinping, who declared that China would reduce its carbon intensity by over 65% by 2030, while ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics-A third of Japanese want Tokyo Games cancelled: NHK poll
A third of Japanese residents want the Tokyo Olympics to be scrapped amid fears that an influx of foreign arrivals may cause a further spike in COVID-19 cases, a poll by public broadcaster NHK showed ... ( read original story ...)
Most In Japan Oppose Holding Olympics In 2021: Polls
A majority of Japanese people oppose holding the coronavirus-postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics next year, favouring a further delay or outright cancellation of the massive event, new polling showed ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo, Nagoya to possibly be removed from Japanese gov’t-backed travel campaign amid virus spike
The Japanese government on Monday may exclude Tokyo and Nagoya as destinations from its subsidized "Go To Travel" campaign owing to an escalation in COVID-19 cases in both cities. Officials said that ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo snow fest cancelled
Sapporo Snow Festival, one of Japan's biggest winter events held in the northernmost main island of Hokkaido around February, will be cancelled for the first time since its inception in 1950 amid a ... ( read original story ...)
‘Demon Slayer’ nears Japan movie history, boosts economy with resilience message
The tale of a boy fighting human-eating demons which murdered his family, "Demon Slayer" is poised to become Japan's top-grossing film ever, thanks to a boost in fan numbers due to the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)