Moscow turns the screws on foreign, including Asian, firms
President Vladimir Putin's officials are intent on shutting out foreign firms, their actions in Sakhalin projects show.
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Blinken, Wang scheduled to meet next week
Their meeting will be the first face-to-face meeting since the G20 summit in Rome last October.
LDP coalition could win majority of seats up for grabs: Poll
A key part of the upcoming election is who will win in the 32 constituencies with one seat up for grabs.
Kishida hails significance of Nato’s recognition of Chinese security threat
The Strategic Concept, which will guide Nato’s actions for the next 10 years, mentioned China for the first time and highlighted the threat posed by China’s hegemonic…
Eco-friendly wooden building draws attention at university in Tokyo
The building is designed to attract the attention of people passing by, and is made of domestically sourced cedar and larch.
Japan’s bean sprout growers buckle under inflation pressure
Producers are facing a difficult situation where they cannot demand retailers significantly raise prices despite soaring prices of mung beans.
Scorching weather in Japan prompts early spike in sales of ACs, parasols, sunscreens
Products such as parasols and sunscreens, have been selling well unusually early, with manufacturers continuing production at full capacity to take advantage of the blazing summer…
Flying cars, drones edge closer to practical use in Japan
Flying cars, which are expected to revolutionize air transport, are currently being developed for introduction at the Osaka-Kansai Expo in 2025.
Kishida aims to enhance Japan-NATO cooperation
Japan PM Kishida also announced during the summit that Japan will drastically revise its individual partnership and cooperation program with NATO.
Whaling industry struggling after 3 years of commercial whaling
Whale hunting has been restricted to protect resources, and the consumption of whale meat in fiscal 2020 was 2,000 tons, less than 1% of that consumed in the peak year of fiscal…