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Overseas assets held by Japan residents hit record in 2024

Overseas assets held by Japan residents hit record in 2024

World 19:29 28/01/2026

TOKYO -- Overseas assets held by wealthy residents of Japan in 2024 rose 26.3 pct from the previous year to a record high of 8,194.5 billion yen, the National Tax Agency said Wednesday.

Japanese among female scientists to be inscribed on Eiffel Tower

Japanese among female scientists to be inscribed on Eiffel Tower

World 19:29 28/01/2026

PARIS -- Japanese physicist Toshiko Yuasa is among the 72 female scientists set to join the currently male-only list of names inscribed on the Eiffel Tower, the city of Paris has said.

16 scam-linked Japanese nationals held in Cambodia

16 scam-linked Japanese nationals held in Cambodia

World 17:22 17/12/2025

BANGKOK -- Cambodian authorities have taken into custody 16 Japanese nationals for their suspected involvement in so-called special fraud, such as telephone scams, the Japanese Embassy in the Southeast Asian country said Wednesday.

13 Japanese detained at fraud base in Cambodia

13 Japanese detained at fraud base in Cambodia

World 17:04 05/11/2025

TOKYO -- Thirteen Japanese nationals were detained at a base for special fraud in Bavet, a city in southeastern Cambodia, on Tuesday local time, Japanese Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Kei Sato said Wednesday.

Japanese researchers win Ig Nobel Prize over zebra-painted cows

Japanese researchers win Ig Nobel Prize over zebra-painted cows

World 16:45 19/09/2025

BOSTON -- A group of Japanese researchers won this year's Ig Nobel Prize for biology on Thursday for their discovery that painting cows in a zebra pattern makes them less attractive to blood-feeding insects.

Japanese, Vietnamese volunteers clean Ho Chi Minh City downtown every weekend

Japanese, Vietnamese volunteers clean Ho Chi Minh City downtown every weekend

Expat Life 14:27 09/04/2025

Every Sunday morning, some 40 volunteers, including both Japanese and Vietnamese, gather in front of the Saigon Central Post Office to begin their regular park clean-up activity in downtown Ho Chi Minh City.

‘Detective Conan’ manga series exhibition delights Vietnamese fans

‘Detective Conan’ manga series exhibition delights Vietnamese fans

Travel 19:37 03/07/2024

Vietnam has become the first country outside Japan to host an exhibition on the legendary manga series 'Detective Conan'

Vietnam doctors treat Japanese baby suffering serious brain injury in COVID-19 quarantine

Vietnam doctors treat Japanese baby suffering serious brain injury in COVID-19 quarantine

Vietnam News 15:47 08/08/2021

The boy underwent three surgeries after suffering a traumatic brain injury

Direct contacts of deceased Japanese COVID-19 patient positive for coronavirus in Hanoi

Direct contacts of deceased Japanese COVID-19 patient positive for coronavirus in Hanoi

Vietnam News 15:47 15/02/2021

They previously attended a meeting with the Japanese man at her company headquarters in Hanoi

Authorities announce travel history of Japanese man found dead with COVID-19 in Hanoi

Authorities announce travel history of Japanese man found dead with COVID-19 in Hanoi

Vietnam News 10:56 15/02/2021

Competent authorities are tracking people who came into contact with the foreigner

Japanese experts to arrive in Ho Chi Minh City for metro construction

Japanese experts to arrive in Ho Chi Minh City for metro construction

Vietnam News 08:43 06/09/2020

Six Japanese experts will land in Vietnam on September 18 and undergo 14-day quarantine