Time to Go: Japan pro board game player retires at 98
World 15:30 20/08/2025Japan's oldest professional player of the board game Go retired on Wednesday aged 98, saying that she can no longer handle "six hours without a break".
300% US chip tariff to push down Japan GDP by 0.42%: economist
World 17:42 19/08/2025TOKYO -- Japan's real gross domestic product is projected to be pushed down by up to 0.42 pct in a year if the United States imposes a 300 pct tariff on semiconductors, Takahide Kiuchi, executive economist at Nomura Research Institute Ltd., said Monday.
India proposes slashing taxes on small cars as Modi reform spurs stock market
World 15:54 18/08/2025NEW DELHI - India aims to slash taxes on small cars and insurance premiums as part of a sweeping reform of its goods and services tax (GST), a government source said on Monday, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's plan sparked a rally in stock markets.
Hanoi promotes tourism at Expo 2025 in Japan
Travel 11:50 17/08/2025The Vietnam Exhibition House, in coordination with the Hanoi Department of Tourism, on Saturday opened the program 'Hanoi Tourism Days' at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, promoting the Vietnamese city’s tourism under the theme 'Hanoi: A Safe – Friendly – High-Quality – Attractive Destination.'
Japan economy grows for 5th straight quarter
World 17:29 15/08/2025TOKYO -- Japan's gross domestic product in April-June grew at an annualized rate of 1.0 pct from the previous quarter after price and seasonal adjustment, expanding for five straight quarters, the Cabinet Office said in a preliminary report Friday.
India wants more Japan involvement in rail project
World 20:19 13/08/2025NEW DELHI -- The Indian government is pushing for more involvement by Japan in India's national high-speed railway project, Jiji Press learned Wednesday.
Japanese population sees record drop in 2024
World 16:03 07/08/2025The population of Japanese nationals fell by a record amount -- more than 900,000 people -- in 2024, official data showed, as the country battles to reverse its perennially low birth rates.
Australia to buy 11 advanced warships from Japan
World 11:27 05/08/2025Australia will upgrade its navy with 11 Mogami-class frigates built by Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Defence Minister Richard Marles said on Tuesday.
Japan calls for strict punishment over latest Suzhou attack
World 17:10 04/08/2025TOKYO -- Japan urges China to impose a strict punishment for last week's attack on a Japanese citizen in Suzhou, southeastern Jiangsu Province, China, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Monday.
Asia's factory activity worsens as US trade uncertainty bites
World 16:09 01/08/2025Asia's factory activity deteriorated in July as soft global demand and lingering uncertainty over U.S. tariffs weighed on business morale, private sector surveys showed on Friday, clouding the outlook for the region's fragile recovery.
In Hiroshima, a schoolboy keeps memories of war alive with guided tours
World 16:54 31/07/2025HIROSHIMA, Japan - Since the age of seven, Japanese schoolboy Shun Sasaki has been offering free guided tours to foreign visitors of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park with a mission: ensuring that the horrors of nuclear war do not fade from memory with the passage of time.
Tsunami advisory partially lifted in Japan
World 16:37 31/07/2025TOKYO -- The Japan Meteorological Agency on Thursday morning partially lifted a tsunami advisory that had covered a wide area of the country's Pacific coast stretching between Hokkaido in the north and Okinawa Prefecture in the south.
