Japan, China and South Korea, meet at a geopolitical 'turning point in history'
The top diplomats from Japan, China and South Korea met in Tokyo on Saturday as the East Asian neighbours seek common ground ...
Japanese firms agree to 5.4% wage hike, top union group's second tally shows
Japanese firms have agreed to raise pay by 5.4% this year, the second tally of annual labour talk results from the country's ...
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Hegseth to make first Asia trip as Pentagon chief
Pete Hegseth will make his first trip to Asia as defense secretary next week, traveling to key US allies the Philippines and ...
U.S. mulls expanding military ties with Japan despite Trump's criticism of the alliance
President Trump has complained the U.S.-Japan defense partnership is one-sided, but with China throwing its weight around, ...
Pete Hegseth to make first Asia trip as Pentagon chief
WASHINGTON - Pete Hegseth will make his first trip to Asia as defence secretary next week, travelling to key US allies the ...
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DODEA students learn ancient math skills with Japanese abacus on Okinawa
A soroban “allows students to see and manipulate a physical representation of abstract numbers,” according to The Japan ...
Japan’s currency was one of the first challengers to the U.S. dollar—why 90s predictions of a ‘yen bloc’ fell apart
Journalists in the 1980s and 1990s worried about the death of dollar dominance. Paul Blustein explains why the yen failed to ...
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NEC, Panasonic, other Japanese tech groups to train suppliers on human rights risks
TOKYO -- Ten major Japanese electronics groups including Panasonic Holdings and NEC will create a training organization this year to teach small and midsize suppliers in the industry how to prevent ...
Japanese lawmaker slams new ‘Assassin’s Creed’ game for stoking ‘nuisance behaviour’
One gameplay video shows a character firing a bow towards priests and destroying an altar. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Asia Pacific programme hosts event on Japanese foreign policy during the second Trump administration
The event, the second in a series held at Japan House in London, discussed the impact of President Trump’s new administration ...
Musk’s Pentagon briefing may haunt Hegseth in Asia
Some of the concern abroad is that the briefing is just the latest example of the chaotic nature of President Donald Trump’s ...
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US, Japanese firms partner to boost carbon accounting and offsetting in Asia Pacific
A Japanese carbon accounting firm and a US-based carbon investment manager have partnered to provide companies in the Asia Pacific region with tools to monitor their carbon footprint, implement ...