Festival begins at Okinawa’s Shuri Castle on 1st anniversary of massive fire
NAHA, Oct 31, 2020, Kyodo. A four-day festival started Saturday at Shuri Castle, a symbol…
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[Dialogue] Russia and Japan can successfully develop a win-win cooperation in a digital
Daisuke Saito, the head of Russian representative office at the Japan Association for Trade with…
New mail shipping route launched between China, Japan
JINAN, Oct 29, 2020, Xinhua. A new mail shipping route has been launched between Qingdao,…
Japan gov’t OKs bill to offer free coronavirus vaccines
TOKYO, Oct 27, 2020, Kyodo. The Japanese government on Tuesday approved a bill to pay…
UN nuke ban treaty to take effect in Jan, Japan in dilemma
TOKYO, Oct 25, 2020, Kyodo. The United Nations said Saturday that 50 countries have ratified…
[Analytics] Suga launches charm offensive in Southeast Asia
In a sign of Southeast Asia’s growing strategic importance, Japan’s newly-elected Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga…
Japan, UK sign post-Brexit free trade agreement
TOKYO, Oct 23, 2020, Kyodo. Japan and the United Kingdom signed a post-Brexit bilateral free…
Suga to declare Japan will go carbon neutral by 2050 in policy speech
TOKYO, Oct 22, 2020, Kyodo/Jiji. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga plans to pledge a cut in…
Fujifilm to market Avigan in China with local pharmaceutical company
TOKYO, Oct 22, 2020, Kyodo. Fujifilm Holdings Corp. said Thursday it has partnered with Shanghai-based…
Indonesia, Japan agree to set up essential business travel corridor
JAKARTA, Oct 21, 2020, ANTARA. President Joko Widodo and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga agreed…
[Analytics] Deepening Japan’s cooperation with Papua New Guinea
A small but telling glimpse of Japan’s diplomatic approach in Papua New Guinea (PNG) was…
K-pop culture machine boosts Netflix growth
NEW YORK/SEOUL, Oct 21, 2020, Reuters. A zombie drama, a TV series about a supernatural…