Japan is seeking 6.7 billion yen (US$43 million) in next financial year’s initial budget to combat a longhorn beetle that is destroying cherry trees and threatening agricultural production, ecosystems and the country’s
Japan has announced it will freeze its funding to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) following the body’s criticism of the country’s Imperial Household Law, which
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Japanese investors have sharply reduced their holdings of Eurozone government debt, marking the fastest pace of sell-offs in over ten years. The trend highlights how rising interest rates in Japan are reshaping
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Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi has demanded that the American military take immediate and serious action to curb the rising number of sexual assaults committed by US service members stationed on
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Japan is on the brink of a demographic crisis, with experts warning that the nation’s rapidly ageing population and record-low fertility rate could eventually lead to its extinction. Hiroshi Yoshida, a professor
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Eiji Hashimoto, the CEO of Nippon Steel, has cautioned that tariffs alone will not strengthen the US steel industry, as he pursues legal action against the Biden administration’s decision to block his
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Leaked military documents obtained by the Financial Times have revealed alarming details about Russia’s military preparations for potential strikes on Japan and South Korea. The documents, dated between 2013 and 2014, outline
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To address Japan’s low birth rate, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government will introduce a four-day workweek for its staff starting in April 2025. The new policy, which allows city employees to choose one
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The former site of the headquarters of Unit 731, a notorious Japanese germ-warfare unit during World War II (WWII), reopened to the public on Friday, featuring a special exhibition showcasing evidence of
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Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDL), Sri Lanka’s pioneering shipbuilding and repair company, is seeking a new strategic investor as its majority shareholder, Japan’s Onomichi Dockyard Company Ltd., prepares to divest its 51% stake
More I was visiting Japan’s defense HQ about a decade ago. The official I was to interview was very late and left me cooling my heels in his office. I kept walking about
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Editor’s Note: In his recent address at the JICA Chair special program, Japan’s Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Mizukoshi Hideaki, discussed the significant economic transformation of Japan. The complete text of his speech
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In a significant political development, the Cabinet of outgoing Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has resigned en masse in anticipation of the incoming administration led by his successor, Ishiba Shigeru. The resignation occurred
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Ishiba Shigeru has been elected as the new leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). His election places him in a strong position to become the country’s next prime minister. Shigeru,
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Sri Lanka has a rich diplomatic, economic and defence relations with Japan. This relationship has only grown over the years, with both nations working in harmony on several fronts — trade, infrastructure,
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Top executives from the Japanese steel giant Nippon Steel Corporation have left for the United States to meet with senior U.S. officials in an attempt to salvage their acquisition of United States
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