Japan
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Japanese astronaut to be first non-American to set foot on Moon
Apr 11, 2024As per US President Joe Biden’s announcement on Wednesday, a fortunate Japanese astronaut would be the first person who is not American to set foot on the Moon as part of NASA’s planned Artemis missions. As... -
Biden welcomes Japan PM for state visit with eye on China
Apr 10, 2024Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was received by US President Joe Biden at the White House on Tuesday, marking the beginning of a state visit that included a significant strengthening of defense relations against a resurgent... -
First US-Japan-Philippines summit to boost defence ties
Apr 8, 2024Coming off of four-way military drills in the South China Sea with Australia, leaders of the Philippines, Australia, and China will meet in Washington this week for a trilateral summit aimed at strengthening defense exchanges. There... -
Philippines, US, Australia, Japan to hold joint drills in disputed sea
Apr 6, 2024In an effort to strengthen their relations and counter China’s increasing assertiveness in the area, the United States, Australia, Japan, and the Philippines will conduct combined naval and air drills in the disputed South China Sea... -
Japan PM talks security with Indonesia’s Prabowo
Apr 4, 2024On the ex-general’s second visit to Asia after Beijing, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida informed President-elect Prabowo Subianto on Wednesday that Japan would strengthen security ties with Indonesia. On Monday, Prabowo—who is presently Jakarta’s defense minister—met with... -
Japan downgrades tsunami warning after Taiwan quake
Apr 4, 2024The Japan Meteorological Agency downgraded its tsunami warning for Japan’s southern islands to a “tsunami advisory” on Wednesday after a powerful earthquake in eastern Taiwan. Following the earthquake, the JMA reported that waves as high as... -
A-bomb saga ‘Oppenheimer’ finally opens in Japan
Mar 29, 2024The Oscar winner for best picture, “Oppenheimer,” was finally released in Japan on Friday. The film’s subject, the man who oversaw the development of the atomic bomb, is a very delicate and sentimental subject there. The... -
Japan to resume funding to UN Palestinian refugee agency
Mar 29, 2024Japan’s government announced that it is getting ready to start providing cash again to the UNRWA, the crisis-hit Palestinian refugee organization that oversees almost all relief to Gaza. Japan, which was previously the sixth-largest donor to... -
Japan drugmaker reports two more deaths in supplement scare
Mar 28, 2024On Thursday, a Japanese pharmaceutical company, whose nutritional supplements are at the center of an expanding health crisis, announced two more deaths that may have been connected to their tablets. Three supplement brands, including “Beni Koji... -
Japan to provide 2,294 m Japanese Yen to Bangladesh; deals signed
Mar 28, 2024A sum of 2,294 million Japanese Yen, or around Taka 172.3162 crore or $15.31 million, would be given by the Japanese government to the “Project for the Improvement of Fish Landing Center of Bangladesh Fisheries Development...
