Japan
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Unicef gets $15.7 million Japanese fund for Rohingya children
May 9, 2018Unicef has scaled up its humanitarian assistance and life-saving interventions for the Rohingya children and women along with the vulnerable host population in Cox’s Bazar with $15.7 million funding received from the Japan government. “The Government... -
Nissan LEAF sales surpass 100,000 in Japan
Apr 21, 2018Nissan has sold more than 100,000 Nissan LEAFs in Japan since the model first went on sale. Nissan launched the first generation of the Nissan LEAF, the world’s first mass-produced electric car, in 2010. Today, the zero-emission Nissan... -
Japan’s Kodaira beats Kim in playoff for PGA Heritage title
Apr 16, 2018Japan’s Satoshi Kodaira sank a 24-foot birdie putt on the third playoff hole to defeat South Korea’s Kim Si-woo and win the Heritage tournament on Sunday for his first US PGA Tour victory. The 28-year-old from... -
Japanese director Isao Takahata dies at 82
Apr 6, 2018Japanese anime film director and writer Isao Takahata, co-founder of Japan’s Studio Ghibli, has died, the studio said on Friday. He was 82. Takahata was most famous for “The Grave of the Fireflies”, an award-winning 1988... -
Japan whalers return from Antarctic hunt after killing 333 whales
Apr 1, 2018Japanese whaling vessels returned to port on Saturday after catching more than 300 of the mammals in the Antarctic Ocean without facing any protests by anti-whaling groups, officials said. A fleet of five whalers set sail... -
Japan’s Abe seeks to remove ‘balance’ requirements in broadcast news
Mar 27, 2018Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wants to repeal a Japanese law requiring broadcasters to show impartiality, a step critics fear will lead to sensational reporting and polarize views, just as a similar move has been blamed for... -
Japan’s central bank keeps its ultra-loose monetary policy in place
Mar 9, 2018The Bank of Japan’s massive monetary easing programme is a cornerstone of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s “Abenomics” campaign to kickstart the economy after years of torpid growth. Japan’s central bank on Friday said it was keeping... -
Record Japan Olympic haul is a boost for 2020
Feb 26, 2018Japan’s record medal haul at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics will give the country a lift as it prepares to host the 2020 Games, Tokyo’s top organiser told AFP. Japanese athletes collected 13 medals, four of them... -
Hanyu defends Olympic title, Uno takes silver
Feb 17, 2018Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu took gold in the men’s singles competition on Saturday despite several mistakes in an otherwise mesmerizing programme, becoming the first man in 66 years to defend his Olympic title and giving Japan its... -
Japan’s cryptocurrency girl band stays loyal to virtual money after cyber heist
Jan 30, 2018Members of a Japanese girl pop group, the Virtual Currency Girls, said on Monday they had refused an offer to be paid in yen and would stay loyal to cryptocurrencies despite a $530 million cyber heist...
