Tag: Japan

HONG KONG: Japan's Olympus Corp is close to selling its microscope unit to a private equity firm in a deal that could fetch more than 300 billion yen (US$2.2 billion), ...

TOKYO: Support for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's government has tumbled, battered by questions about the ruling party's ties to the Unification Church and its response to the coronavirus pandemic, ...

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has been infected with COVID-19 and is recuperating at his official residence, his office said on Sunday (Aug 21). Mr Kishida had just returned ...

TOKYO: Japan is considering the deployment of 1,000 long-range cruise missiles to boost its counterattack capability against China, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Sunday (Aug 21). The missiles would be ...

Around 60 sculptures were on display, some silly but others designed to showcase the artists' formidable skills. "They are not real, but they look so real. It's wonderful," said exhibition ...

BEIJING: China's Miniso Group has apologised for promoting itself as a Japanese-style brand and said that it would make changes across its stores to rectify this, becoming the latest retailer ...

But during the meeting, which included dinner, the high-ranked men took the opportunity to discuss an array of geopolitical issues. Akiba "conveyed Japan's position" on Taiwan to Yang, and stressed ...

Founded in South Korea in the 1950s by self-declared messiah Sun Myung Moon and known for its mass weddings, the group has faced criticism for its fundraising and other issues. ...