Latest News
-
Defense & SecurityJapan, China defense ministers might meet for 1st time since 2019
Arrangements are being made for Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi to meet Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fe...
June 9, 2022
-
Defense & SecurityJapan scrambled aircraft 4.5 times more this May than last
As more foreign military aircraft seemingly threaten to intrude into Japan’s airspace, the Air Self-...
June 9, 2022
-
ReutersH&M-backed project uses aprons to sop up CO2 as well as stains
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) — A Stockholm restaurant crew is wearing cotton aprons that capture greenhouse g...
June 8, 2022
-
US & CanadaCanadian offices going to dogs as remote work ends
OTTAWA (AFP-Jiji) — Daisy moseys over to greet visitors, her tail wagging. She’s listed as chief mor...
June 8, 2022
-
General NewsKeeping it cool at Cabinet meeting
Clad in kariyushi shirts from Okinawa Prefecture, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and members of his Ca...
June 8, 2022
-
Politics & GovernmentCDPJ submits motions of no confidence against Kishida Cabinet, House Speaker Hosoda
The opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan submitted Wednesday to the House of Represen...
June 8, 2022
-
TechnologyFrom drones to sensors, Malaysian durian grower goes high-tech
BATU, Malaysia (AFP-Jiji) — Drones spraying pesticide, sensors taking soil readings, sprinklers that...
June 8, 2022
-
Associated PressChinese Olympian Eileen Gu working for Salt Lake Games bid
Eileen Gu, the California-born athlete who won two gold medals for China in freestyle skiing at the ...
June 8, 2022
-
EconomyJapan restaurant operators making further inroads in Asia
BANGKOK — Leading Japanese restaurant chains are making forays into Asian markets in the hope of tap...
June 8, 2022
-
Associated Press‘Only God can help’: Hundreds die as Somalia faces famine
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — No mother should have to lose her child. Owliyo Hassan Salaad has watched ...
June 8, 2022
-
Associated PressLavrov in Turkey to discuss plan to ship Ukrainian grain
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is due to hold talks Wednesday with Tur...
June 8, 2022
-
Politics & GovernmentKishida struggled with LDP’s demands for revisions in basic policy
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida faced an uphill battle, as the government’s draft of the Basic Policies...
June 8, 2022
-
CompaniesVolkswagen, JX to test recycling of electric vehicle batteries
German automaker Volkswagen AG and leading Japanese nonferrous metal manufacturer JX Nippon Mining &...
June 8, 2022
-
General NewsBrightening up Tokyo canal
Visitors take in lilies in full bloom at Samezu Irie Plaza in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo, on Tuesday. L...
June 8, 2022
-
Associated PressGriner’s fate tangled up with other American held in Russia
WASHINGTON (AP) — Brittney Griner is easily the most prominent American locked up by a foreign count...
June 8, 2022