Japan

Sk Bashir Uddin, the Commerce Advisor, received a courtesy call from Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh SAIDA Shinichi today at his office at the Bangladesh Secretariat in the capital. The topics of the meeting included the Commerce...

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has received $3.2 million from the Japanese government as part of a comprehensive plan to aid the displaced and impacted population in three of the nation’s most flood-affected districts: Noakhali,...

According to government data released Friday, Japanese inflation picked up speed in January, putting additional strain on households as prices outside of fresh food increased 3.2% year over year. Speculation is growing that the Bank of...

According to local media on Thursday, Japan’s trade minister is planning a trip to the US in the upcoming weeks to ask for exemptions from President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Trump approved a new set of import...

Japan’s economic growth slowed sharply in 2024, cabinet office data showed on Monday, although the rate for the fourth quarter beat market expectations thanks to strong exports. Annual GDP growth in the world’s fourth largest economy...

In reaction to skyrocketing prices, the Japanese government announced Friday that it will unleash its emergency supply of rice, the country’s beloved staple meal. Due to distribution disruption, this will be the first time the government...

Ahead of President Donald Trump’s second summit with a foreign leader since returning to the White House, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is scheduled to travel to the United States on Thursday. With some 54,000 US...

The “Project for the Improvement of Equipment for Air Pollution Monitoring” will get 835 million Japanese yen, or around Taka 64.87 crore or $5.45 million, from the Japanese government. In this context, the governments of Japan...

Five households in the immediate vicinity of a massive, ever-widening sinkhole near Tokyo were urged to evacuate Sunday, with efforts to rescue a man stuck inside reportedly halted. A 74-year-old truck driver was swallowed Tuesday by the cavity...

As the nation looks to solve labor shortages made worse by its aging population, government data released Friday revealed that Japan recorded its largest annual increase in foreign workers since records began. According to labor ministry...