Foreign EVs hit Japan, with fast-charging network push
World 16:55 25/08/2025TOKYO -- Overseas automakers have launched a wave of new electric vehicles in Japan, a market where EVs have struggled to gain wider adoption.
Japan, India to use joint crediting mechanism
World 16:42 25/08/2025NEW DELHI -- The Japanese and Indian governments plan to use a joint crediting mechanism to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions in India through Japanese technologies, Indian government sources told Jiji Press on Monday.
Tuoi Tre, Jiji Press eye joint events in Vietnam, Japan
Ho Chi Minh City 14:12 23/08/2025Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper met with representatives of Jiji Press, Japan’s 80-year-old news agency, in Ho Chi Minh City on Friday to review past cooperation and explore future opportunities, including the possibility of organizing joint events in both countries.
Aichi police arrest 29 fraud suspects extradited from Cambodia
World 16:45 21/08/2025Tokoname, Aichi Pref. -- Police in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, arrested 29 extradited Japanese nationals in their 10s to 50s on Wednesday on suspicion of involvement in phone scams conducted from a northeastern Cambodian town.
Japan vows $5.5bn to boost African private sector
World 16:29 21/08/2025YOKOHAMA -- Japan will provide up to $5.5 billion in financial support over three years to the African private sector in collaboration with the African Development Bank, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato reaffirmed Thursday.
Sharp develops 'Poketomo' conversational AI robot
World 16:22 21/08/2025TOKYO -- Sharp Corp. said Wednesday that it has developed a 'Poketomo' palm-sized robot equipped with conversational artificial intelligence.
Japan to provide $550mn to 'Gavi' vaccine alliance
World 14:14 20/08/2025TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has told Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates that Japan will donate $550 million over five years to 'Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance,' which promotes immunization in developing countries.
Famed Japanese rocket engineer Tomifumi Godai dies at 92
World 14:13 20/08/2025TOKYO -- Renowned Japanese engineer Tomifumi Godai, known as the creator of the country's H-2 and H-2A rockets, died on July 24 at the age of 92, it has been learned.
JETRO struggles to expand scallop supply chain in US
World 17:43 19/08/2025NEW YORK -- The Japan External Trade Organization, or JETRO, struggles to build a new supply chain for Japanese scallops in the United States that involves processing in Mexico, people familiar with the matter said Sunday.
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.
Ministop falsifies expiration dates for onigiri, other products
World 17:24 19/08/2025TOKYO -- Convenience store chain Ministop Co. said Monday that its internal investigation has found falsifications of expiration dates for onigiri and other food products at 23 stores in Japan.
Japanese manufacturers boosting digital camera lineups
World 16:08 18/08/2025TOKYO -- Japanese camera manufacturers are introducing unique digital cameras, aiming to attract young people who love taking eye-catching photographs for social media.
