Japan plans to develop its own missiles capable of reaching North Korea, part of a defense buildup that would give Tokyo the ability to strike if it anticipates an attack. ( read original story ...)
Japan builds new long-range missile to defend itself from neighbours
Japan is to build new long-range cruise missiles to defend itself against attack from China, the latest development in the East Asian arms race and a further erosion of the country’s pacifist ... ( read original story ...)
Martina Navratilova hails ‘cool’ Naomi Osaka: She is not someone you can dismiss as just a liberal
Former tennis star Navratilova feels Japanese ace Naomi understood the power of fame and used it for social cause ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Takeda says drug pipeline to lift sales to $48 billion in next decade
Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical Co said on Wednesday its drug pipeline is poised to drive annual sales up by more than 50%, to 5 trillion yen ($48.01 billion) in the next decade. Japan's biggest ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s October machinery orders rebound from previous month’s drop
Japan's core machinery orders rebounded sharply in October from the previous month's drop, the government said on Wednesday, a welcome development for an economy emerging from a deep coronavirus slump ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Pulls Back From Cash Handouts in Covid-19 Response
Japan released an economic plan that is heavy on longer-term investments to reshape its economy rather than immediate spending to tide the country through the next months of the pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Concern over high number of ‘lonely deaths’ in Japan
Dementia linked to many instances of people dying at home among family but remaining undiscovered for days ... ( read original story ...)
Portrait of a park: Yoyogi, Tokyo — a preening, pastoral playground
In the first in a new FT Globetrotter series on parks in our cities, our Asia business editor revels in the magic of the Japanese capital’s most eccentric and accepting green space ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo governor says city to end sales of gasoline-only cars by 2030: Jiji
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said the Japanese capital plans to end the sales of gasoline-only powered cars by 2030, Jiji news agency reported on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Roger Federer reiterates Tokyo Olympics hope and makes ‘selfish’ admission
Roger Federer says he remains hopeful of competing at the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Federer has had an injury-hit 2020 with knee surgery in February followed by another operation in June ... ( read original story ...)
China’s growing naval activity in Japanese waters is a big concern, Japan lawmaker says
Japan's state minister of defense says China's growing maritime activities in the disputed waters surrounding Japan is a threat. ( read original story ...)
America forced Tokyo to give up Kuril Islands, yet now it labels its Russian residents as Japanese, ex-diplomat tells RT
The US’ decision to label residents of the disputed Kuril Islands as Japanese is a “very strange and irregular” move, former Australian diplomat Gregory Clark has told RT, adding it shows “rampant ... ( read original story ...)
Beds for COVID-19 patients in Nagoya virtually full with 182 hospitalized
NAGOYA -- Hospital beds designated for COVID-19 patients in this central Japan city are virtually filled, it was learned after Nagoya Mayor Takashi Ka･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s greenhouse gas emissions fell to record low in year to March 2020
Japan's greenhouse gas emissions fell 2.7% to a record low in the 2019 financial year that ended March 2020, government figures showed on Tuesday, thanks to growing use of renewable energy and lower ... ( read original story ...)
Study Links Japan’s Domestic Travel Campaign to Increased COVID-19 Symptoms
Researchers in Japan found a higher incidence of COVID-19 symptoms among people who have participated in a domestic travel campaign promoted by the government, suggesting that it is contributing to a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan unveils $708 billion in fresh stimulus with eye on post-COVID growth
Japan announced a fresh $708 billion economic stimulus package on Tuesday to speed up the recovery from the country's deep coronavirus-driven slump, while targeting investment in new growth areas such ... ( read original story ...)