[Analytics] Oil tanker attacks: did Iran’s ties with China just go up in smoke?
Washington has blamed Tehran for an attack on two oil tankers near the Strait of…
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Japan scrambles for information on ship attacks near Strait of Hormuz
TOKYO, Jun 14, 2019, Kyodo. Japan sought further information Friday about the attacks on two…
Japanese firm to buy Malaysian Chicken Rice Shop for RM220 million
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 13, 2019, FMT. Japanese restaurant operator Zensho Holdings Co Ltd agreed to…
‘I am Japanese’ says Sakhalin-born deaf man longing to visit country of his roots
TOKYO, Jun 11, 2019, The Mainichi. Nikolai Hiranuma, born on Sakhalin in 1944 when the…
Japan’s military says pilot vertigo likely cause of F-35 crash
TOKYO, Jun 10, 2019, Reuters. Japan’s air force said on Monday (June 10) that “spatial…
Abe becomes 3rd equal longest-serving Japanese PM with 2,720 days in office
TOKYO, Jun 8, 2019, Kyodo. Shinzo Abe became Japan’s third equal longest-serving prime minister on…
Xi to skip S. Korea around G-20 summit in Osaka
SEOUL, Jun 8, 2019, Yonhap. Chinese President Xi Jinping won’t visit South Korea on the…
G-20 to seek stricter taxation rules for digital giants: draft
TOKYO, Jun 7, 2019, Kyodo. The Group of 20 major economies will pledge to accelerate…
Japan to introduce charges for plastic bags at stores to combat pollution
TOKYO, Jun 4, 2019, Xinhua. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday (June 4) offered…
Ex-top Japan’s farm ministry official says Kawasaki attack prompted his murder of son
TOKYO, Jun 3, 2019, Kyodo. A former top bureaucrat of the farm ministry arrested on…
[Analytics] What Duterte really sees in Abe
Philippine and Japanese leaders increasingly see eye-to-eye on the need to counterbalance China, including in…
Train travels in wrong direction, injuring about 20 in Yokohama
YOKOHAMA, Jun 2, 2019, Kyodo. An automated train operated by Yokohama Seaside Line Co. traveled…