Category: Asia

Published by Reuters By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) – Hanae Mori, a pioneering designer who brought Japanese motifs to the global haute couture stage and

Published by Kyodo News Japan’s industry minister Yasutoshi Nishimura inspected the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant Thursday, his first visit since taking the role last

Published by AFP Tokyo (AFP) – The self-proclaimed queen of Japanese hip-hop Awich has stories to tell, from discovering rap as a rebellious teenager in

Published by The Bangkok Post published : 18 Aug 2022 at 04:00 newspaper section: [Life](http://search.bangkokpost.com/search/result_advanced?category=news&xNewsSection=Life) Japanophiles in Pattaya take note. The “Japan Signature 2022” is

Published by Kyodo News The new Russian operator for the Sakhalin 2 oil and gas project in the Russian Far East has offered Japanese power

Published by Kyodo News Shinji Okazaki, a veteran of three World Cups for Japan, will join Sint-Truiden in Belgium’s top flight, a source with knowledge

Published by Kyodo News The number of foreign arrivals in Japan in July exceeded 100,000 for the fourth straight month following the easing of COVID-19

Published by Kyodo News South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said Wednesday that his country and Japan can solve issues stemming from Japan’s colonial rule

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Published by Kyodo News Japan posted a goods trade deficit of 1.44 trillion yen ($10.7 billion) in July, remaining in the red for the 12th

Published by Reuters By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. officials have been in touch with their Japanese counterparts to seek a resolution in the

Published by Kyodo News Solid profits at major Japanese companies in recent earnings reports are unlikely to translate into near-term wage hikes in broad sectors

Published by Kyodo News Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida played golf Tuesday with his family in Ibaraki Prefecture near Tokyo on the first full day

Published by City AM By Jack Barnett A slowdown in the spread of virus cases and a sharp rise in consumer spending has boosted Japan’s

Published by Kyodo News The Japan Basketball Association said Monday it will not send Japan national team’s American head coach Tom Hovasse and coach Corey

Published by Reuters By Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s economy rebounded at a slower-than-expected pace in the second quarter from a COVID-induced

Published by funglr Games Tencent Cloud, the cloud service business of Tencent Holdings, announced that it will support Mildom, a video distribution service operated by

Published by Reuters By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged to never again wage war on the anniversary of Japan’s World

Published by Reuters UK By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) – A Japanese minister visited a controversial Tokyo shrine for war dead on Monday, the 77th

Published by GaijinPot We’ve talked about some of Hokkaido’s famous dishes before. Still, the snowy land is known for so many different foods we couldn’t

Published by Kyodo News Tokyo stocks opened higher Monday, tracking solid U.S. markets late last week, but weaker-than-expected Japanese gross domestic product data capped the

Published by Kyodo News Japanese train stations, airports and expressways were crowded Sunday as the majority of travelers returned from their summer vacation. Although many

Published by Kyodo News Yutaro Suda scored 20 points and Yudai Baba added 19 for Japan in an 82-77 victory over Iran in the first

Published by Kyodo News The Japanese government plans to keep unchanged the average price at which it sells imported wheat to milling companies from October

Published by Kyodo News Japan’s fireworks industry is seeing sparks of hope as annual public pyrotechnics displays gradually return and demand for children’s fireworks from

Published by Fadeaway World By Orlando Silva View the original article to see embedded media. The 1992 USA Dream Team is arguably the greatest basketball

Published by funglr Games JILL STUART Beauty announced that it will hold a collaboration with VTuber group “NIJISANJI” run by ANYCOLOR Inc.The original illustration of

Published by Kyodo News A typhoon is expected to make landfall on Japan’s Pacific coast close to Tokyo on Saturday, possibly causing landslides and flooding

Published by Kyodo News Japan’s minister of agriculture Tetsuro Nomura tested positive for the coronavirus, his ministry said Friday, a day before he had planned

Published by Kyodo News The Japanese government will not disclose results of its research on critical technologies if there is a risk the information may

Published by Chicago Tribune In May of 2017, I was in Kyoto, Japan, sitting on the patio of a Starbucks while scrolling through news headlines

Published by Kyodo News An estimated 369.65 million disposable cups were used to serve drinks by nine major coffee chains in Japan in 2020 alone,

Published by Kyodo News Tanks containing treated water at the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant are likely to reach capacity around the fall of 2023,

Published by Reuters TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s cabinet reshuffle appears to have done little to ease voter concerns amid anger about

Published by Kyodo News Around 42 percent of major companies in Japan expect the country’s economy to slow down over the next 12 months, up

Published by Kyodo News Japan’s summer holiday season started in full swing on Thursday, with reservations for domestic trains and flights leaving Tokyo reaching a

Published by Kyodo News Food prices will continue to surge in Japan for the latter half of 2022, with more than 10,000 items set to

Published by Kyodo News A drop in public support has come as a jolt to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who has yet to deliver on

Published by Kyodo News New industry minister Yasutoshi Nishimura on Wednesday pledged to secure stable energy supply for Japan, including an increased use of nuclear

Published by Kyodo News Japanese business leaders hailed Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday as having an experienced lineup versed in policymaking, and

Published by DPA Sales increased by 6.9%, but profit was down by almost a third at Japanese carmaker Honda in the first fiscal quarter compared

Published by Reuters By Elaine Lies and Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reshuffled his cabinet on Wednesday, removing some ministers with

Published by Kyodo News Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida revamped his Cabinet on Wednesday to make a fresh start amid flagging public support, choosing new

Published by Kyodo News Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will reshuffle his Cabinet and ruling party executives on Wednesday, seeking to stem a decline in public

Published by Reuters By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese designer Issey Miyake, famed for his pleated style of clothing that never wrinkles and who

Published by DPA Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake has died at the age of 84 after he succumbed to liver cancer on August 5, his

Published by Go Kompas.com TOKYO, KOMPAS.com – Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake, whose global career spanned more than half a century, has died aged 84,

Published by BANG Showbiz English Japanese fashion designer icon Issey Miyake has died aged 84. Known for producing Steve Jobs’ trademark turtlenecks, he passed away

Published by Reuters By Tim Kelly and Ju-min Park TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Fumio Kishida is expected to reshuffle his cabinet on Wednesday, as his

Published by Reuters By Kiyoshi Takenaka and Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will reshuffle his cabinet on Wednesday paying attention to

Published by Kyodo News The coronavirus pandemic has caused a major decline in the number of new marriages in Japan, with there expected to be

Published by DPA The thatched wooden house lies tucked away in a quiet area between mountains and rice fields. This and many others, known as

Published by Kyodo News Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka fell short in his bid for a second career title Sunday in the Citi Open final, losing 6-4,

Published by GaijinPot Summers in Japan always feel overbearing, and it feels like every year is hotter than the last. But that feeling is probably

Published by Kyodo News Japan’s current account surplus shrank 63.1 percent in the first half of 2022 from a year earlier to 3.51 trillion yen

Published by Kyodo News Japan’s diplomacy with members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations has become more challenging after tensions over Taiwan were laid

Published by Kyodo News The Pittsburgh Pirates have released Yoshitomo Tsutsugo, the National League club announced Friday, enabling the Japanese first baseman to seek other

Published by Reuters TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will replace Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi on consideration of his health conditions in the

Published by Kyodo News Japan’s industry minister said Friday he has asked two domestic trading houses to consider joining a new operating company for the