Japan announced plans on Wednesday to develop a next-generation passenger jet over the next decade after the last struggling attempt, led by a private company, was scrapped a year ago. The new public-private project aims to use “new environmental technologies” such as hydrogen or hybrid electrics,a statement from the ministry of economy, trade and industry … Read more
This image provided by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)/Takara Tomy/Sony Group Corporation/Doshisha University shows an image taken by a Lunar Excursion Vehicle 2 (LEV-2) of a robotic moon rover called Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM, on the moon. File. | Photo Credit: AP Japan’s Moon lander has been put back to sleep … Read more
As Japanese shares finally reclaim past peaks it harks back to a time when everyone in the country seemed to be a stock market millionaire – a Tokyo car park was worth more than New York’s Central Park and the future looked like one endless party. It is difficult now, after three long decades of … Read more
In a solemn acknowledgment of shifting demographics and cultural evolution, Japan‘s iconic ‘Somin-sai’ festival (Naked Men festival) in Iwate bid its final farewell on February 17. As reported by Asahi Shimbun, a longstanding tradition that spanned a millennium reached its conclusion, marking the end of an era. For generations, this peculiar festival has drawn crowds … Read more
Delegations of South Korea, China and Japan attend the 10th trilateral Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Busan, South Korea on November 26, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters The top diplomats from South Korea, Japan and China met on November 26 to discuss when to resume their leaders’ trilateral summit after a four-year hiatus and how to … Read more
North Korea has told Japan it plans to launch a satellite in the coming days, a possible third try to put a military spy satellite into orbit. File. | Photo Credit: AP North Korea has notified Japan of its plan to launch a rocket carrying a space satellite between November 22 and December 1 in … Read more
Japan’s PM Fumio Kishida addresses a special joint session of the Philippine Congress at the House of Representative in Quezon City on November 4, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Saturday his country, the Philippines and the United States were cooperating to protect the freedom of the South China Sea as he … Read more
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida looks at reporters as they raise hands for questions during a news conference at his office building in Tokyo, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced a stimulus package worth more than $100 billion on Thursday as he tries to ease the pressure … Read more
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers his policy speech during an extraordinary session of the Diet at the parliament in Tokyo on October 23, 2023. Photo: Kyodo News via AP Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on October 23 he is preparing to take bold economic measures, including an income tax cut for households hit … Read more
