Tag: Japan

SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida agreed on Saturday (Oct 22) to strengthen security ties between the two US allies amid China's push for ...

TOKYO: Japan stands ready to take appropriate steps against excess volatility in the foreign exchange market and is watching currency movements with a great sense of urgency, top government spokesman ...

"WE DIDN'T WANT PEOPLE TO FORGET GHIBLI'S WORKS" Governor Hideaki Omura on Wednesday said that it had taken "five years and five months" to complete the park, praising Studio Ghibli ...

DEMAND SOARING In Japan, tourists will find a country that is still adhering to many of the health guidelines that helped it to keep pandemic deaths to around 45,500, lower ...

South Korean public support for indigenous nuclearisation has been steady, and growing, for more than a decade. This has opened policy space for nuclearisation advocates to make the case for ...

ATTRACTIONS, AIRLINES LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING TOURISTS Abe employs about 50 people and resorted to layoffs after the pandemic struck in 2020. Some Akihabara shops have closed down since then, ...

TOKYO: As Japan throws open its doors to visitors this week after more than two years of pandemic isolation, hopes for a tourism boom face tough headwinds amid shuttered shops ...

Mr Nishida’s new project to set up a separate facility for children exposed to traumatic events became viable after the central government revised the law to step up support for ...

TOKYO: Japan will take "unprecedented" measures to curb rising electricity bills for households and businesses as a weak yen fans inflation and global recession fears pose big risks to the ...

SEOUL/TOKYO: North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan on Tuesday (Oct 4), prompting a warning for residents to take cover and a temporary suspension of train operations in northern ...