Sustainable aviation fuel taking off worldwide
Sustainable aviation fuel is derived from cooking oil, household garbage and other materials.
Japan
Marines phenom Sasaki throws perfect game with Japan baseball record 19 strikeouts
The perfect game on April 10 was the first one in 28 years of Japanese baseball history, and Roki Sasaki managed to also do so at the record-setting age of 20 years and 5 months.
Residents begin returning to Japanese town evacuated after the 2011 nuclear plant accident
The municipality has set a goal of having about 1,600 residents living in the town five years after the evacuation order is lifted.
Finding ways to safely farewell family who die of Covid-19
When the pandemic began, bereaved family members were not allowed to see the bodies in-person, and they were handed the remains only after cremation, in most cases.
Bank of Japan Gov. Kuroda walks tightrope with monetary easing
The prospects for Japan’s economy have become ever more uncertain, partly due to the increasingly tense situation in Ukraine.
Japanese seasonings spicing up the world
With a worldwide boom in Japanese food, overseas sales channels for soy sauce, wasabi, shichimi pepper and other seasonings are expanding.
Japan government to promote Covid-19 booster shots among younger generations
The government expects to spend more than ¥1 billion (US$8.6 million) to accelerate vaccinations among students at universities that do not offer on-site inoculations.
Japan’s Emperor Emeritus set for move to Sento Palace
The Sento Palace building was built in 1960 as the couple’s new residence when they were the crown prince and crown princess.
Mitsubishi to enter green hydrogen business in Europe through Dutch subsidiary
Total investment in the project is expected to exceed ¥300 billion (US$2.42 billion), of which Mitsubishi will shoulder dozens of billions of yen.
Japan, NATO need to work closely: NATO chief
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg also said that Japan and NATO shared the same values despite being geographically far from each other.