Japanese companies business suspensions in Russia hurting bottom lines
Production, shipment and sales have been suspended due to supply chain interruptions in Russia, and most of the firms have no prospect of resuming operations.
Japan
Sencha vs matcha: Same roots, different paths
Ryokucha – a variation of the green tea –is widely drunk in Japan in everyday life, while Sencha-drinking developed into sencha-do (the way of sencha tea) and is less…
Japan’s karaoke establishments offers sewing machine class
Nagoya-based online karaoke company Xing Inc. and its parent company Brother Industries, Ltd. — a Nagoya-based sewing machine manufacturer — launched a service to rent out…
Atomic bomb survivors voice anger over breakdown of NPT meeting
The meeting was held to discuss how to pursue nuclear disarmament, but broke down amid the rising threat from nuclear weapons posed by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Ukraine war keeps Japanese fishers from regular saury haul
Japanese vessels are unable to fish around Japan’s northern territories or the Kuril Islands, which are usually the main fishing grounds.
Japan’s new genderless school swimwear draws attention
The unisex product is a set of a navy blue long-sleeved jacket and half pants, having roomy chest and waist areas to make differences in body shape between men and women less…
Japanese health ministry to set new safety guidelines for animal organ, tissue use in humans
It is hoped that transplants of nonhuman organs and tissues from such sources as pigs will help solve a continuing shortage of organs needed by people suffering from chronic…
Taiwan leader pins hopes on Japan’s security cooperation
Furuya’s travel to Taiwan is expected to come in for strong criticism from China, which has been frustrated by a series of recent visits to Taiwan by foreign dignitaries.
Japan eyes restart of 7 nuclear reactors
The ministry aims to have a total of 17 nuclear reactors online to better prepare for possible electricity supply shortages.
Japanese defense ministry to include hypersonic missile interceptors in FY23 budget requests
The ministry also plans to introduce unmanned combat areal vehicles to expand use of unmanned equipment, according to several government officials.