scorecardresearch
Add as a preferred source on Google
Saturday, November 8, 2025
TopicJapan

Topic: Japan

UN watchdog to submit crucial report on Fukushima water release in Japan

Japan plans to release 1.3 trillion tonnes of water used to cool the fuel rods of the Fukushima plant damaged by a massive earthquake and tsunami in 2011.

EU will deepen cooperation with Japan on semiconductors, says EU Commissioner Breton

The EU will also be supportive of Japanese semiconductor companies considering operating there, including through access to subsidies.

Japan, South Korea to revive $10 billion currency swap deal for regional financial safety net

The swap deal, originally agreed upon in 2001 as a tool to aid both countries during financial crises, was allowed to expire in 2015 due to diplomatic tensions.

Japan to stoke competition in phone app payments’ market dominated by Apple and Google

Final report by government panel said major suppliers of smartphone operating systems must be obliged to offer users alternatives to securely-obtained apps, other than from their own app stores.

Toyota to receive $841 million from Japan in support for domestic EV battery output

Japan’s Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said large-scale investments by Toyota and so on will hopefully lead to strengthening of supply chain for storage batteries.

Japan passes much-contested LGBT bill to promote understanding of community amid criticism

Initial draft stipulated that discrimination on basis of sexual orientation, gender identity should ‘not be tolerated’ but was changed to ‘there should be no unfair discrimination.’

No deal with FIFA, Japanese fans close to missing Women’s World Cup on TV

Japan is a highly lucrative market for TV rights & women's football has a committed following which burgeoned after the Nadeshiko won the cup in 2011 and reached the final in 2015.

Japan court rules that not allowing same-sex marriage is ‘in a state of unconstitutionality’

Weeks after another district court's similar ruling, this bolsters hopes of the LGBTQ community in Japan, the only G7 nation without legal protection for same-sex unions.

Crescent eyes, round cheeks — Japanese get trained in ‘Hollywood’ smiles as masks slowly come off

It's not something most people would think to pay for but Kawano's services as a smile instructor are seeing a surge in demand in Japan, where mask-wearing was near universal during the pandemic.

‘G7 and like-minded countries’ must continue sanctions on Russia over Ukraine, says Japan

Japan's foreign minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, who made the comments, said he hoped the sanctions would encourage Russia to put an end to its aggression in Ukraine 'as soon as possible'.

On Camera

Population causes poverty is the devil’s philosophy. It causes prosperity: Sauvik Chakraverti

Crowded cities are rich because there is greater division of labour. The extent of the division of labour depends on the size of the market, wrote Sauvik Chakraverti in 2002.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.