Authoritarian regime heightens danger of China invading Taiwan
Taiwan has little room to accept Xi’s vision of peaceful unification. This is because it has witnessed how the policy of one country, two systems in Hong Kong has been…
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Japan to organize Sri Lanka creditors’ meeting over debt crisis
The meeting is expected to focus on measures to reduce debt payments and postpone repayment deadlines, among other related steps.
Provision of medical big data to be greatly expanded in Japan
With more information becoming available, the data is expected to be used to identify side effects of drugs that were not detected in pre-approval clinical trials.
20 years on, ex-abductees call for rescue of other victims from North Korea
They were kidnapped by North Korea from July to Aug 1978 and spent about 24 years in the country until they were allowed to return home in 2002.
Authorities name North Korea hacker group, warn of attacks on Japanese crypto assets
It is unusual to name a suspected attacker before taking such actions as an arrest, but in this case, authorities have adopted a method called “public attribution,” using it…
Miyazaki craftsman creates wooden shochu keg that ‘transforms aroma, flavour’
Yukio Shiba, 77, creates his kegs using wood from yamazakura cherry trees and says it takes about a week for the wood’s flavour to permeate the distilled rice alcohol.
Japanese ramen shop offers ‘rahan’ noodle-free rice dishes
Many favorable comments were posted about the video featuring the dish, including, “I have waited for a dish like this.”
Japan set to scrap remarriage restrictions on pregnant women
The law, in place for more than a century, was originally intended as a way to aid the identification of the father who is financially responsible for a newborn baby.
Uniqlo operator posts record annual profit despite China slump
The company's operating profit was 297.3 billion yen in the 12 months through August compared with 249 billion yen a year earlier.
Never let history of Khmer Rouge genocide fade away
The paper says Japan must continue to strongly urge Hun Sen not to allow the democracy that was built with the support of the international community to retreat further.