Taiwan adds China’s Huawei and SMIC to export control list
Inclusion on the “strategic high-tech commodities” list means Taiwanese companies will need to obtain export permits before selling goods to the respective companies.
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High prices squeeze hospitals in Japan, 60% now in the red
The effects are becoming apparent as some hospitals are reducing medical services or not replacing aging medical equipment.
Japan party leaders face off over no-confidence motion
PM Ishiba, who also serves as LDP president, and Yoshihiko Noda, president of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, waged a war of nerves at the final party leader debate…
Japan needs to prepare for foreign interference in polls
Constitutional amendment being freely and openly debated on both sides is desirable. However, such lax regulations and a high possibility of intense debate on the issue leave a…
Sacred logs carried to Japan’s famous Ise Jingu shrine; ritual part of regular renewal of facilities
The ritual will next take place in 2033.
US Secretary of State Rubio calls Israeli strikes against Iran ‘unilateral,’ says US not involved
Israel said early on Friday it had struck Iranian nuclear targets to block Tehran from developing atomic weapons, and Iranian media and witnesses reported explosions including at…
Chinese fighter jet flies dangerously close to Japan self-defence force aircraft; China urged to prevent recurrence
The Chinese Navy currently has two aircraft carriers deployed in the Pacific, the Shandong and the Liaoning, and dangerous flights by carrier-based aircraft have been confirmed.
U.N. mulls cutting 7,000 jobs, reorganising 40 agencies; U.S. funding cuts force unprecedented reorganisation
The U.N. will eliminate some operations that overlap and reorganise regional offices, particularly in such areas as peacekeeping and development assistance.
Japan PM Ishiba rejects cutting consumption tax
Mr Ishiba says he feels ‘sense of crisis’ over rising prices.
Expand opportunities for people to encounter books: The Japan News
It is necessary to halt the decline in the number of bookstores and enhance momentum to protect them as a foundation of knowledge.