Yokohama India has launched its new-generation RV-02 tyre pattern under the BluEarth series tyre brand. According to the company, the touring tyre is engineered for low noise with excellent wet perfor... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Plan to Allow More Foreign Workers Meets Protests
“Before you let in foreigners, you should deal with Japan’s unemployed. We want them to use tax money to do that,” Okamura told Bloomberg News. “Then, we would have Japanese people looking after the e... ( read original story ...)
Japan, New Zealand pledge cooperation on halting illicit transfers by N. Korean vessels
Japan and New Zealand agreed on Monday to continue to cooperate on regional security issues, particularly through maritime surveillance of illegal North Korean ship-to-ship transfers. Foreign Minister ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, New Zealand agree to pursue ‘free and open Indo-Pacific’
Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono and his New Zealand counterpart ... in the South China Sea for the sake of peace in "our part of the world," Kyodo News reported. The two sides said they would purs... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Abe pledges to go ahead with sales tax hike next year
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday pledged to go ahead with an increase in the national sales tax next October. Abe said the government will consider tax breaks for durable ... ( read original story ...)
Accused in Japanese student’s murder pleads guilty to interfering with remains
The man accused of killing a Japanese student in Vancouver has pleaded ... This is a developing news story and will be updated as information becomes available. ( read original story ...)
Volleyball Women’s World Championship: China beats U.S. 3-2
The head coach of China Lang Ping (top) gives instructions during the Pool H match against the United States at the 2018 Volleyball Women's World Championship in Nagoya, Japan, Oct. 14, 2018. (Xinhua/ ... ( read original story ...)
Inside ‘Western Village,’ Japan’s eerie abandoned theme park
While traveling Japan, Veillon visited a couple of abandoned theme parks ... they closed all the building and cut all the vegetation," says Veillon. "So, I think it means some news is coming, I just h... ( read original story ...)
Japan raises concerns over Pacific’s debt to China
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Japan’s foreign minister has raised concerns about the high levels of debt accrued by some Pacific Island nations and says it wants to help resolve the problem. ( read original story ...)
Japan to pledge 2019 tax hike to address debt mountain
Japan is expected to announce on Monday that it will raise the consumption tax to 10 per cent from the current 8 per cent in October 2019, in an effort to address its huge public debt. The world’s thi... ( read original story ...)
Abe renews pledge to change Japan’s charter to boost troops
ASAKA, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe renewed his pledge Sunday to push for a revision to the country's war-renouncing constitution, in which he wants the military explicitly mentioned. Sp... ( read original story ...)
China says Japan’s Abe to make official visit this month
BEIJING (Reuters) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit China from Oct. 25 to 27 in the first official visit by a Japanese leader in seven years, China said on Friday, as the United States steps up t... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Abe pursues China thaw as U.S-Beijing ties in deep freeze
TOKYO (Reuters) - While U.S. President Donald Trump appears to wage a trade "Cold War" on China, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will promote a thaw with Beijing at a summit this month where busine... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama to host IAAF World Relays in 2019
PARIS: The 2019 athletics World Relays will be held in the Japanese city of Yokohama after the hosts for the last three editions, the Bahamas, were no longer able to offer financial backing ... ( read original story ...)
Japan delays spacecraft landing on very rocky asteroid
TOKYO -- Japan's space agency is delaying a spacecraft touchdown on an asteroid because scientists need more time to find a safe landing site on the extremely rocky surface. The spacecraft Hayabusa2 l... ( read original story ...)
This Japanese company is building Miata-based mini-Corvette clones
The Japanese company famous (or infamous, depending on how you look at it) for making smaller versions of luxury and sports cars out of Kei cars is back with a new creation, an MX-5 ND that looks ... ( read original story ...)