WATCH: PM Modi unveils bust of Mahatma Gandhi during G7 Summit in Japan’s Hiroshima
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Japan’s prime minister Fumio Kishida to meet with top chip firms as market share dips to 10%
Japan's prime minister Fumio Kishida plans to meet with top executives from global semiconductor companies as early as on Thursday to strengthen multilateral cooperation, chief cabinet secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said."The resilience of the…
Japan’s Rakuten plans to raise around $2.2 billion via new share issue: report
Japan's Rakuten Group Inc is finalising plans to raise about $2.2 billion by issuing new shares, according to two people, in the e-commerce company's latest move to shore up its finances after years of losses from its mobile…
Brazen, amateurish Tokyo heist highlights rising trend as Japan’s gangs lure desperate youth…
Tokyo — When three men armed with crowbars ransacked a luxury watch shop in broad daylight in Tokyo's posh Ginza shopping district this week, onlookers stood by and watched the heist play out in baffled amazement. Dressed in black…
Children of Japan’s traditional theatre: Meet the kabuki kids who are reviving the ancient art…
Like most 10-year-olds in Japan, Maholo Terajima enjoys baseball and video games, but recently his schedule has also included lessons in swordfighting, choreography and fan dancing -- preparations for his kabuki debut. The French-Japanese…
Japan’s plummeting university enrollment forecasts what could be ahead for the U.S.
TOKYO — The campus of International Christian University was an oasis of quiet in the final week of the winter term, with a handful of undergraduates studying beneath the newly sprouting plum trees that bloom a few weeks before Japan’s…
Considering buying Angry Birds maker Rovio, says Japan’s Sega Sammy
Japan's Sega Sammy Holdings Inc said on Monday it was considering acquiring Finland's Rovio Entertainment Oyj, maker of the mobile game Angry Birds, but that nothing had been decided yet, sending its shares lower amid investor doubts about…
Japan’s prime minister unharmed after someone threw a ‘smoke bomb’ at him – National |…
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was evacuated unharmed Saturday after someone threw an explosive device in his direction while he was campaigning at a fishing port in western Japan, officials said. Police wrestled a suspect to…
China concerned about Japan’s plan to curb chipmaking gear exports
China is highly concerned about Japan's plan to put export curbs on 23 types of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, Wang Shouwen, Chinese vice commerce minister, said.The comments were made on Wednesday during a meeting with Japan's…
Why Australia should head down Japan’s path of bowing
The thing is that bowing – and being bowed to – just makes everyone feel so much better. The bow seems to say, I respect you, I care about you, I hope that you have a great day. What’s not to like?LoadingI’m thinking that we should import…