Japanese Shipowner Nissen Kaiun Takes Stake in Dutch Wind-Assist Pioneer Econowind

Japanese shipowner Nissen Kaiun has become a shareholder in Dutch Wind-Assisted Shipping Propulsion pioneer Econowind. This move highlights growing industry interest in fuel-neutral technologies. The Imabari-based shipping company, which operates...

Japan to subsidize undersea cable vessels over 'very serious' national security concerns — will front up to half the cost for $300 million vessels bought by NEC

Japanese officials are set to offer subsidies to NEC, one of the country's biggest tech companies, to purchase cable-laying ships capable of traversing oceans. According to the Financial Times, Tokyo is willing to cover as much as half of the...

Japan sides with India and China on Russian oil purchase

Japan’s finance minister pushed back against a US call to ramp up pressure on President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine by imposing higher tariffs on China and India for importing Russian oil. “Japan has made a commitment within the...

Japanese Stocks Have More Gas in Their Tanks

Entering Monday, the MSCI Japan Index was beating the S&P 500 by 850 basis points year-to-date, and the Nikkei 225 and TOPIX indexes were flirting with all-time highs, implying that investors who haven’t been engaged with Japanese stocks and the...

Japan’s Online Gambling Addiction Prompts Country to Ask for Foreign Help

Posted on: September 16, 2025, 01:14h. Last updated on: September 16, 2025, 01:45h. The Japanese government is calling on foreign countries to block online gambling in Japan Online gambling is illegal in Japan, but remains easily accessible...

Japanese maple trees should be pruned at 1 specific time to 'restore natural beauty'

Whilst certain Japanese maple varieties provide year-round appeal through their delicate shapes and diverse leaf hues during spring and summer, it's during autumn that their foliage truly comes alive. They transform into breath-taking shades of...

Consumers brace for higher car prices as tariffs take hold

(The Center Square) – North American automakers paid about $1.389 billion in import duties in July to the U.S. federal government related to vehicles assembled in Canada and Mexico, according to a new report. President Donald Trump hit all foreign...

Japanese girl group release AI-assisted single after fan vote

Mark SavageMusic correspondent ShareSave AKB48, with more than 40 members, are one of the most successful bands in Japanese pop One of Japan's biggest girl groups, AKB48, have released a single that was partially generated by artificial...

Japanese Triennial Faces Protests Over Prefecture’s Ties to Israel

The Aichi Triennale, an internationally watched recurring exhibition that takes place in Japan, has become ensnared in protests over ties between Israel and Aichi Prefecture, where the triennial takes place and which provides funding for it. The...

Teijin expands high-tenacity polyester production

Tokyo-headquartered Teijin Frontier is to expand its production capacity for high-tenacity recycled polyester filament yarn used in industrial applications such as tyre cords, reinforcements for rubber products and seat belts. The expansion at...

A policy analysis for climate adaptation in Japanese fisheries

A policy analysis for climate adaptation in Japanese fisheries Published 16 September 2025 Newsletters and reports Leave a Comment Tags: fisheries, North Pacific, policy Japan plays a key role in the world’s production and consumption of seafood....

Alice in Borderland Season 3 release: Reasons to watch the Japanese thriller

After a wait of nearly two and a half years, the Japanese thriller Alice in Borderland is finally returned with its third instalment on September 25 only on Netflix. The streamer has already dropped the official trailer and it's has taken fans on...

EPA agreement between Bangladesh and Japan to be signed soon: Japanese Ambassador

Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Saida Shinichi has expected that an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) will be signed soon to expand bilateral trade and investment between Bangladesh and Japan. The ambassador made the remarks during a...

'It is difficult': Japan responds to Trump's call that G7, NATO impose tariffs on India, China over Russian oil

Japan’s Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato on Tuesday said it would be "difficult" to impose tariffs on China and India over their continued imports of Russian oil, following Washington’s proposal for higher tariffs on countries buying oil from...

Vucic: Japanese investors welcome, Serbia has stable business environment

TOKYO - Japanese investors are welcome in Serbia and will always have a stable and predictable business environment for investing in Serbia, President Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday in Tokyo at a dinner with executives of Japanese companies....

U.S. drones help Japan patrol the thousands of islands too vast for constant human watch

Japan’s move to bring US-made drones into frontline air policing was reported by the Japan News on September 15, 2025, citing Japan’s defence ministry sources. The plan is to use long-endurance MQ-9B SeaGuardian unmanned aircraft to watch the...

AGC Biologics telegraphs 278 layoffs as it plots sale of Colo. manufacturing plants

As AGC Biologics looks to recalibrate its CDMO business, the Seattle-based manufacturer is planning to part ways with a pair of facilities in Colorado. AGC has started a “structured process” to seek buyers for its large-scale mammalian production...

NAVFAC Pacific Hosts Successful Industry Day

Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Pacific hosted an Industry Day for one-on-one contractor engagements Sept. 11 at the Ala Moana Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii. The purpose of the Industry Day provided construction and architect-engineer...

Dusit Thani College signs MOU to become Thailand’s first certified testing centre for Japanese hospitality skills

Bangkok, Thailand – Dusit Thani College, Thailand’s leading institute for hospitality education under Dusit International, has been officially certified to administer Japan’s Accommodation Industry Proficiency Test in Thailand, creating direct...

Top Japanese officials enter ruling party leadership race

Top Japanese government officials have announced to enter the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership race following Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s decision to resign. Yoshimasa Hayashi, the government’s top spokesperson, will also run...