Japan

Shares in Hino Motors, the truck-making unit of Japanese auto giant Toyota, plunged on Wednesday after it announced a merger with a subsidiary of Germany’s Daimler Truck. The move is seen as an attempt to stay...

Toyota, the world’s leading automaker, announced Tuesday its decision to privatize its auto parts manufacturing subsidiary, Toyota Industries. The deal reportedly values the unit at over $40 billion. Toyota Industries, which also produces forklifts and other...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus returned to Dhaka in the early hours of today, Sunday, June 1, 2025, concluding a productive four-day official visit to Japan. The Singapore Airlines flight carrying the Chief Adviser and his...

Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday announced that the two nations will conclude an Economic Partnership Agreement in the coming months to deepen economic and trade relationships between...

In a significant step towards bolstering bilateral ties, Japan and Bangladesh today formalized six Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs), focusing on enhanced cooperation across economic and investment sectors. The signings took place during Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad...

Professor Muhammad Yunus, the chief adviser, concluded his four-day official tour of Japan this morning and departed Tokyo for his home country. “A flight of Singapore Airlines carrying the Chief Adviser and entourage departed Narita International Airport...

Japanese authorities and businesses today announced plans to recruit at least 100,000 workers from Bangladesh in the next five years to meet the country’s growing workers’ shortage. Speaking at a seminar titled, “Bangladesh Seminar on Human...

Japan’s Chisato Iwai delivered a commanding performance at the Mexico Riviera Maya Open on Sunday, securing her first LPGA title with a dominant final round that saw her birdie five of the first six holes. The...

Japan’s core inflation rate accelerated in April to 3.5 percent as rice prices almost doubled year-on-year, official data showed Friday. The consumer price reading excluding fresh food, up from 3.2 percent the previous month, was slightly...

Japan’s core inflation rate accelerated in April to 3.5 percent as rice prices almost doubled year-on-year, official data showed on Friday. The consumer price reading excluding fresh food, up from 3.2 percent the previous month, was...