Japan’s Meiji to up milk, yogurt prices
The markups come as raw milk prices are set to be hiked in November 2022, with rivals possibly following suit.
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Japan, US must take lead in creating new economic bloc
The paper encourages Tokyo to drive the creation of economic rules for the Indo-Pacific region.
Japanese calligraphy enthusiasts write new script to popularise art form
Shodo, or calligraphy, was designated as an Intangible Cultural Property by the government in December.
3 years after ‘No Japan’ boycott, sentiment in S. Korea toward Japan starts to thaw
This is despite Japan still having in place trade restrictions targeting Korea, and the Korean court not having changed its stance on the force labour compensation issue.
Over Yen 1 million donated to Abe shooter
Yamagami revealed that his family was destroyed by a religious group (formerly Unification Church), to which his mother belongs, and that he thought that Abe had ties with it.
White curry spices up interest in city known for blue jeans
The Kojima salt field keema curry is the brainchild of restaurant owner Masahiro Ota; its attraction is fresh cream and cream cheese that have been whipped into a foam.
Japan’s financial firms finding new value in digital domain
Driving some of these moves are the growing concerns that a lack of IT talent could be a barrier to the nation’s economic growth.
How deep is the darkness behind the Tokyo Games?
The key to the investigation is to unravel the collusion between a key official of the Tokyo games and one of hte sponsors of the game.
India and Japan plan more military drills to strengthen ties
India, like Japan, is bolstering its military to tackle what it sees as increased security threats, including from neighbouring China.
Seoul-Tokyo fence-mending needed for stronger security cooperation: vice minister
The Yoon government will abide by inter-Korean agreement except in case of unacceptable provocations, South Korean vice defence minister says.