China’s moves in disputed waters spark concerns in Japan about ‘incremental control’

Japan has lodged a protest with Beijing over the suspected construction of a new offshore platform in disputed waters of the East China Sea – a development that analysts say could signal China’s latest attempt to extend administrative control through …

India's Yes Bank expects Japan's SMBC to maintain at least 20% stake, CEO says

India's Yes Bank expects Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp (SMBC) to maintain at least 20% stake in the lender but said that regulatory requirements may be keeping it from raising shareholding significantly beyond that, the bank's chief …

Japan mulls expanding industries eligible for foreign skilled workers

Japan is considering expanding the scope of industries under the Specified Skilled Worker visa for foreigners to address a severe labor shortage at home, a draft presented to a ruling Liberal Democratic Party committee showed Thursday. Photo taken in March …

Japan eyes doubling stockpiled rice release, easing bidding conditions

TOKYO, May 15 (Xinhua) -- The Japanese government plans to roughly double the supply of stockpiled rice to about 600,000 tons and relax bidding conditions for the purchase of its reserve rice, as rice prices remain at near record highs, local media …

Japan searches for two missing crew members after training jet crash

May 15 (UPI) -- The Japanese Air Self-Defense Force agency continued its search Thursday for two crew members and their plane that crashed Wednesday somewhere in the country's Aichi Prefecture. The T-4 training aircraft involved had reportedly only …

Japan's Science and Technology Council and ORCID sign memorandum of cooperation

The Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), （President HASHIMOTO Kazuhito） and ORCID, Inc. (stands for Open Researcher and Contributor ID, Executive Director Chris Shillum) signed a strategic partnership MOC on 28th March 2025. The MOC focuses on …

Defense force trainer jet with 2 crew crashes in central Japan lake

Honda Airways becomes Authorized Sales Representative for Honda Aircraft Company in Japan

GREENSBORO, N.C., May 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Honda Aircraft Company announced that, beginning in April 2025, Honda Airways will serve as its Authorized Sales Representative (ASR) in Japan. Pursuant to this change, parties interested in the …

Japan’s electric car battery bet is running out of juice

3 Major Japan banks' net profit hits record high for 2nd year

For the year that ended this March, the combined net profit of the three megabanks plus two other banking groups--Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. and Resona Holdings Inc.--surged 30.5 % to 4,397.3 billion yen. All five banking groups projected rises in …