South Korea has become the third big Asian economy to pledge carbon neutrality, marking a big victory for environmentalists after intensifying pressure on one of the world’s biggest polluters. ( read original story ...)
Australia, Japan, U.S. to fund cable for Pacific island of Palau
The Pacific island of Palau will build an undersea telecoms cable financed by Australia, Japan and the United States in a $30-million project, Australia said on Wednesday. It is the first project ... ( read original story ...)
Parliament’s standing panel to monitor Tokyo Olympics preparations
The committee of 30 parliamentarians from both Houses of Parliament will henceforth monitor India's preparation for the Games and Tuesday's gathering was first of several such meetings planned by the ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Starlux launches new routes to Bangkok, Osaka, Tokyo
The new flights, to Bangkok Suvarnabhumi, Osaka Kansai and Tokyo Narita, will commence in December, the carrier announced on 26 October. Starlux said it will fly to Bangkok and Osaka twice a week, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan wants to bring space travel into the city
Cylindrical steel and glass towers protrude through solar panels on the vast circular roof of the futuristic, four-story Spaceport City.The spaceport rises from an island that floats in Tokyo Bay, ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo tells its origin story through manga in first work from Cummins & Partners
Sapporo is leveraging its Japanese heritage, in its first major integrated campaign produced in Australia, with a manga-style advertisement that follows a man ‘in the pursuit for something more’. ( read original story ...)
Sapporo introduces Australia to the brand’s original rebel via Cummins&Partners
Cummins&Partners has launched Sapporo’s first major integrated campaign produced in Australian with its new Refined by Rebellion positioning. The new work dives into the rich history of Sapporo, and ... ( read original story ...)
World champion sprinter Christian Coleman is banned from Tokyo Olympics for missed drug tests
Christian Coleman, the reigning 100-meter world champion, was ruled ineligible after track and field's governing body ruled he missed three drug tests in a one-year span. ( read original story ...)
Burger King Japan reveals ‘Fake Burger’ ingredients
Burger King Japan announced its “Fake Burger” last week, which went on sale Oct. 23 for only two weeks. At the time of the announcement, the fast food chain was not revealing what made up its newest ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ANA to shrink fleet as it skids toward record $4.8 billion loss
Japan's ANA Holdings Inc on Tuesday said it will retire more than a tenth of its mostly Boeing Co fleet and delay two aircraft orders to help rein in costs and survive a collapse in air travel caused ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. sprinter Christian Coleman draws two-year ban, will miss Tokyo Olympics
Coleman, the reigning 100-meter champion at the world championships, was punished for missing a string of random doping tests. ( read original story ...)
Peaking at Right Time Crucial for Performance at Tokyo Olympics, Says Navjot Kaur
Forward Navjot Kaur believes that peaking at the right time will make a big difference to the performance of the Indian women's hockey team at the Tokyo Olympics scheduled to be played next year. Kaur ... ( read original story ...)
Senkaku Islands: Japan and China both claim these islands as their own. Now the US is showing Tokyo how it can help defend them
Tens of thousands of US and Japanese troops will begin a massive island-landing exercise in the Pacific this week as part of joint military operations seen as a warning to China that Washington backs ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s cabinet approves measure to provide free COVID-19 vaccines to public: media
Japan's cabinet approved a plan on Tuesday to use public funds to provide COVID-19 vaccines to the public for free, the Nikkei newspaper reported. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s cabinet approves plan for free COVID-19 vaccines
Japan's cabinet approved a plan on Tuesday to use public funds to provide COVID-19 vaccines to the public for free, the Nikkei newspaper reported. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has pledged to provide ... ( read original story ...)
Japan and China both claim these islands as their own. Now the US is showing Tokyo how it can help defend them
Tens of thousands of US and Japanese troops will begin a massive island-landing exercise in the Pacific this week as part of joint military operations seen as a warning to China that Washington backs ... ( read original story ...)