Newswire Tokyo: Tsuneko Sasamoto, a pioneering photographer considered to be Japan’s first female photojournalist, who swore by a glass of red wine each night as one of the keys to good health, has died at the age of 107, domestic media said. She died on August 15 of old age, media added — just over […]
Read MoreHiroshi Hiyama Tokyo: From the “leaning tower of pizza” to a fish slicing and cooking itself and a dragon emerging from a dragon fruit, Japanese artisans’ quirky plastic food sculptures went on display this week at an exhibition in Tokyo. The models were made with the same painstaking detail as the rock-solid noodle soups and […]
Read MoreTokyo: Designer Hanae Mori, known for her elegant signature butterfly motifs, numerous cinema fashions and the wedding gown of Japan’s empress, has died, local media reported. She was 96. Mori symbolized the rise of Japan as a modern, fashionable nation and the rise of the working woman. The reports said she died August 11, but […]
Read MoreCarly Cassella Tokyo: A child’s manner of walking can tell a doctor a lot about their health and development. But the transition from tottering toddler to strutting teen is not as universal as you might think. Depending on where in the world a child grows up, their gait may mature in a slightly different way. […]
Read MoreTokyo: The release of charming adventure game Shin chan: Me and the Professor on Summer Vacation on Nintendo Switch this week may not seem like a momentous occasion in the annals of gaming — low-budget licensed titles rarely are. But like the recent Western debuts of Live A Live, Kowloon High-School Chronicle, or Moon, Shin-chan’s […]
Read MoreMichael Fitzpatrick Tokyo: Gazing disconsolately at a £6,000 Japanese cedar bathtub is the svelte figure of kimono-clad general manager Taisuke Yajima. He is wilting slightly in the soupy Kyoto summer. The wooden tub, golden and fragrant, is empty save for a shallow lozenge of water. All around is the scent of cedar and rose incense […]
Read MoreNewswire Tokyo: Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, a native of Hiroshima, attended the commemoration dedicated to the victims of the 1945 atomic bombing. The attack claimed more than 140,000 lives. In Peace Park in central Hiroshima, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was among leaders gathered to mark the precise moment that the United States dropped the […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Rawalpindi: Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong this week met Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa at GHQ in Rawalpindi. According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), matters of mutual interest, defense collaboration, progress on China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and regional security were discussed in […]
Read MoreYusaku Yoshikawa On 10 June 2022, Japan finally started allowing international tourists into the country for the first time in two years after the COVID-19 pandemic began. Seeking to balance its reopening and preventing the spread of infection, the Japanese government requires all tourists to wear face masks, and to be privately insured and chaperoned. […]
Read MoreJapanese police are turning to tranquiliser guns in an attempt to stem the tide of wild monkey attacks that have been terrorising residents. In recent weeks, 42 people have been reported injured in Yamaguchi city – including children and the elderly. The attacks are being blamed on Japanese macaques. However, while they are a common […]
Read MoreMakiko Yamazaki Tokyo: Japan’s asset managers nudged the volume up another notch at shareholder meetings this year, increasingly opposing management proposals and adding momentum to a policy of attracting foreign investors initiated by slain former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Nikko Asset Management, Asset Management One and others have become distinct voices in Japan’s new-found activism, […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Japan has removed Pakistan from its “category of red list countries” in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. The development was also confirmed by Pakistan’s embassy in Tokyo. “As a result of the efforts of the embassy of Pakistan, Tokyo, the government of Japan has removed Pakistan from the category of red-listed countries […]
Read MoreNewswire Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister KishidaJapanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), told a news conference this week that he had asked Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Koichi Hagiuda to have up to nine nuclear power units in operation by winter. He also wants to secure capacity from […]
Read MoreNewswire Tokyo: Japan’s Itoki Corp. and Koyoju Gohan KK are partnering to release vertical “nap boxes” to help bring a healthier office culture to the country. The partnership was born out of a business-matching event where Tokyo-based Itoki, a furniture specialist, came in contact with plywood supplier Koyoju Gohan from Hokkaido. The two signed a […]
Read MoreNewswire Tokyo: Days after the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan is still trying to come to terms with the unexpected loss of its most consequential leader in recent memory. But while Abe may be gone, the slain politician’s life-long dream of building a brand new, fully independent and proactive Japan that […]
Read MoreNewswire Tokyo: Picky penguins and ornery otters at a Japanese aquarium are facing the effects of inflation, refusing the new bargain bites their keepers are now offering after a jump in prices. As part of a belt-tightening effort, the Hakone-en aquarium in central Japan’s Kanagawa region has scrapped some of its traditional and more expensive […]
Read MoreTakatoshi Ito The assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is as sad as it is shocking. Gun violence is exceedingly rare in Japan and it seems clear already that both the Nara local police and the Security Police (secret service) were ill-prepared to protect him. For Japanese of my generation, the tragedy calls […]
Read MoreFormer Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a nationalist who served in the post longer than anyone else before stepping down in 2020, was shot and killed on Friday at a campaign rally. Security tackled the suspected gunman at the scene of an attack, and he was arrested by police. The shooting shocked many in Japan, […]
Read MoreTokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has announced plans to boost his country’s diplomatic and security role in the Asia-Pacific to tackle what he described as growing threats in the region amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Kishida said Japan will consider acquiring a preemptive strike capability in response to an increasingly assertive China, North Korea […]
Read MoreTokyo: More than a month has passed since the Japanese government relaxed its guidance on mask usage to reflect subsiding fears of the coronavirus, yet its call for removing masks whenever possible has not caught on widely among the public. There has never been a mask mandate in the country, but more than two years […]
Read MoreKarachi: A Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) ship this week docked at Karachi port as part of a visit that includes naval drills at sea to further hone professional skills and enhance interoperability. Upon arrival the ship – Harusame (DD102) – was received by officials of Pakistan Navy, Japanese diplomatic staff and school students. […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Tokyo: A commemorative stamp on the occasion of 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Pakistan and Japan was launched at a ceremony held here at Embassy’s event hall this week. A large number of people including Japanese government officials, academia, think-tanks, media and business personalities, members of diplomatic corps and […]
Read MoreCovert Report Tokyo: The Japanese government is set to levy fines against overseas IT giants that have failed to register their overseas headquarters in Japan. A total of 48 companies, including Twitter, Facebook-owner Meta and Google, were asked to register by the end of March, but it is thought that some have still not complied. […]
Read MoreTokyo: In an attempt to deal with cyberbullying, a bill that introduced tough penalties for online insults was passed at an upper house plenary session in Japan, South China Morning Post reported. The move came after a 22-year-old professional wrestler and cast member on the famous Netflix show “Terrace House”, Hana Kimura, died by suicide […]
Read MoreNewswire Tokyo: Japan this week eased its borders for foreign tourists and began accepting applications, but only for those on guided package tours who are willing to follow mask-wearing and other antivirus measures as the country cautiously tries to balance business and infection worries. Friday is the first day to start procedures needed for the […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif this week said his government was focusing on reinvigorating ties with Japan in the field of trade and investment. In a meeting with a delegation of Japanese companies, the prime minister said hurdles would be removed in the way of smooth functioning of the investment infrastructure. The prime minister, […]
Read MoreTokyo: Japan has become the latest country to open an online preprint repository, in a bid to boost international exposure to the country’s research. But so far, researchers haven’t rushed to post on Jxiv — fewer than 40 papers have been uploaded since it launched in March — and some researchers say the platform isn’t […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: The first-ever Pak-Japan Centre was inaugurated in Pakistan at National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) to strengthen bilateral cooperation between the two countries. The centre was inaugurated jointly by Lt Gen (Retd) Javed Mahmood Bukhari, Rector NUST, and Mitsuhiro Wada, Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan. The facility has been established through […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD – Shazia Sikander, Pakistan-born miniature artist has won this Fukuoka Prize in the category of Arts and Culture for introducing innovation in the traditional art forms using latest digital technology in the world of miniature painting, which follows conventions dating back to the Mughal Empire. This Fukuoka Prize was established in 1990 by Japanese […]
Read MoreNewswire Yokohama: The United Nations World Food Programme has welcomed a US$ 10 million contribution from the Government of Japan to provide life-saving food assistance in Yemen, where people are pushed to the brink due to a prolonged conflict, an economic crisis, and the fallout of the war in Ukraine. The funding will enable WFP […]
Read MoreNewswire Tokyo: Japan and the United States said this week they want to put the first Japanese astronaut on the Moon as the allies deepen cooperation on space projects. No non-American has ever touched down on the lunar surface, and Japan has previously said it hopes to achieve a Moon landing by the end of […]
Read MoreMatthew Loh Tokyo: A man in Japan who received COVID-19 relief payments meant for 463 households in his town last month disappeared after transferring the funds out of his bank account, the local news outlet SoraNews24 reported. The 24-year-old man, who wasn’t named, had 46.3 million yen ($358,857) worth of financial aid for the people […]
Read MoreElaine Lies Tokyo: The Japanese island chain of Okinawa marked the 50th anniversary of the end of U.S. occupation and its return to Japan this week with calls for more economic growth and fewer U.S. bases despite growing worries over its proximity to an increasingly assertive China. Okinawa, a string of tropical islands off far […]
Read MoreNewswire Tokyo: Japan will take time to phase out Russian oil imports after agreeing on a ban with other Group of Seven (G7) nations to counter Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said this week. The G7 nations committed to the move “in a timely and orderly fashion” at an online meeting on […]
Read MoreNewswire Tokyo: Japanese electronics manufacturer TDK will spend roughly 50 billion yen ($383 million) to construct a domestic factory that makes parts for electric vehicles, Nikkei has learned, in a move that follows a growing trend of locating capacity at home due to supply chain pressures and the weak yen. The new facility will make […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Just in time for the summer travel season, Japan aims to reopen to international tourists in June. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made the announcement yesterday while visiting London. “We will further relax controls, so that in June it will be possible to enter the country as smoothly as other G7 nations,” said Kishida. […]
Read MoreTokyo: Boris Johnson has promised to work with other countries to take on “autocratic, coercive powers”, after signing a defensive partnership with Japan. The prime minister met Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida in Downing Street, where the two nations also announced joint exercises and increased working together for disaster relief. The agreement is the first of […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Pakistan has a huge workforce concentrated in the IT sector and Japan is planning more collaboration with Pakistan regarding the training of skilled human resources and employment of Pakistani skilled workers in different sectors, said Deputy Director-General at Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Iwamoto Keiichi. He […]
Read MoreTokyo: Japanese supercentenarian and the world’s oldest person Kane Tanaka has passed away at the age of 119. Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare confirmed Kane’s death in a statement. Officials said Tanaka passed away after being in relatively good health until recently. The actual cause of her death was unknown, while some family […]
Read MoreDavid McElhinney Tokyo: When Japan implemented a blanket ban on inbound tourists in April 2020, Andrew William braced for a tough few months. As revenues from his Kyoto tour company An Design plummeted, William shifted to virtual experiences to keep his business afloat. “An Design relies heavily on inbound tourism. Pre-pandemic I was typically leading […]
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