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Prabowo Creates New Mineral Industry Agency, Taps Brian Yuliarto as Leader

Tempo.co · August 25, 2025

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - President Prabowo Subianto has formed a new government body, the Mineral Industry Agency. The creation of this new institution was announced on Monday, August 25, 2025, after Prabowo inaugurated Minister of Higher Education,...

Pak Suzuki hints at ending local car production in Pakistan

ARY News · August 25, 2025

ISLAMABAD: Pak Suzuki has hinted at halting its local car production in Pakistan by 2030, citing concerns over the country’s new tariff policies. During a meeting of Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Industries, Hiroshi Kawamura, the...

Japan Gold Announces Closing Of Upsized Private Placement

MENAFN · August 25, 2025

(MENAFN- Newsfile Corp) Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - August 25, 2025) - Japan Gold Corp. (TSXV: JG) (OTCQB: JGLDF) (" Japan Gold " or the " Company ") is pleased to announce the closing of an oversubscribed non-brokered private...

Inside Asia’s first osmotic power plant: How Japan turns saltwater into electricity

Interesting Engineering - New York · August 25, 2025

Japan has brought its first osmotic power plant online in Fukuoka, marking the world’s second such facility and the first in Asia. The Fukuoka District Waterworks Agency said the plant began operations on August 5 and is expected to produce...

ITZY to Drop Their 2nd Full Japanese Album “Collector” This October — Here’s Everything You Need to Know

OtakuKart · August 25, 2025

Global K-pop girl group ITZY is officially making a powerful return to the Japanese music scene. On August 22, 2025, JYP Entertainment announced that the five-member group will release their second full Japanese album titled “Collector” — marking...

Ablakwa lauds Mahama and Japan for reviving Volivo–Dorfor Adidome bridge pro

Modern Ghana ·

Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, has expressed profound appreciation to President John Dramani Mahama and the Government of Japan, for securing renewed commitment towards the construction of the...

South Korea’s Lee Jae Myung hails Trump as ‘peacemaker’, pushes for shipbuilding, manufacturing cooperation with US

Mint · August 25, 2025

In his first summit with US President Donald Trump on Monday (August 25), South Korean President Lee Jae Myung hailed Trump’s role as a “peacemaker,” saying he is “the only person who can solve the North Korean issue.” Lee said the situation on...

Tokyo reportedly asks countries not to attend China's V-day events; potential narrow-minded move undermines correct view of history: experts

Global Times ·

A themed flower bed commemorating the 80th anniversary of victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression is being constructed along the Chang'an Avenue in Beijing, on August 14, 2025. Photo: VCG Japanese media outlet...

Family recalls Taiwan’s heroic resistance to Japanese colonial rule

Borneo Post · August 25, 2025

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Threads WhatsApp Telegram A historic gatehouse named “Moon-walking Pavilion” is pictured next to the manor of the Shaw family in Pingtung County, southeast China’s Taiwan, June 5, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Jianhua) TAIPEI (Aug...

Oxford spin-out OrganOx sold to Japanese group for $1.5bn

The Times ·

Two Oxford academics who pioneered technology used for organ transplants are in line for significant paydays after their company was bought by a giant Japanese medical devices group for $1.5 billion. The sale of OrganOx to the Tokyo-based Terumo...

Chainlink and SBI Group Join to Advance Digital Asset Adoption in Japan

Blockonomi · August 25, 2025

TLDR: SBI and Chainlink will power tokenized assets, funds, and stablecoins in Japan. Partnership uses Chainlink CCIP, SmartData, and Proof of Reserve for security. Survey shows 76% of financial firms plan to invest in tokenized securities. SBI...

Answerman - Why is Demon Slayer so popular in Japan?

Anime News Network ·

Image by Otacat Lynzee asks: “Why is Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba anime and manga so popular in Japan?” Demon Slayer is popular in Japan for the same reasons it is popular everywhere else, and that is a good thing because not many of my...

Koizumi Visits Rain Disaster-Hit Southwestern Japan City

Nippon · August 25, 2025

Newsfrom Japan Society Aug 25, 2025 23:02 (JST) Kirishima, Kagoshima Pref., Aug. 25 (Jiji Press)--Japanese agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Monday visited the southwestern Japan city of Kirishima, which was hit hard by torrential rains...

Popular Japanese character 'Npochamu' aims for overseas expansion

The Mainichi ·

This image shows characters Npochamu, right, and Kimimaro. (Courtesy of Itochu Corp.) (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese character "Npochamu," marketed as a goofy and rotund yoghurt fairy, is aiming to capitalize on its popularity overseas, with...

The Truth About Falling Gas Prices And U.S. Oil Production

myMotherLode - California ·

Photo by Martin Adams on Unsplash Simple answers are easy, but often wrong. The real ones take context, and a little more work. Below I provide the context for the question in the title, if you put in the work to read and understand. I was...

Chainlink Partners With SBI Group to Advance Tokenized Assets, Stablecoins in Japan

CoinDesk ·

Native token of oracle network Chainlink LINK$23.26 declined in tandem with the broader crypto market despite a fresh partnership with Japanese financial giant SBI Group. LINK declined to $24.4, down more than 6% over the past 24 hours, CoinDesk...

[SUMMIT] Trump pushes Alaskan energy projects in meeting with Lee

The Korea Times · August 25, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump has put Alaskan energy development on the table before Korean President Lee Jae Myung during their first summit in Washington on Monday (local time). Trump mentioned about natural gas and oil reserves in the detached...

Nomura to Launch First Cross-listing ETFs in Japan & Taiwan

Markets Media · August 25, 2025

Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd., the core company within the Investment Management Division of Nomura Group, and Nomura Asset Management Taiwan Ltd. announced plans to launch new ETFs on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) and the Taiwan Stock...

Trump says U.S. to partner with S. Korea, Japan on Alaska energy project

Yonhap News Agency · August 25, 2025

By Kim Eun-jung WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday the United States will partner with South Korea and Japan for an energy project in Alaska to develop the state's massive oil and gas reserves. Trump made the...

(LEAD) Trump says U.S. to buy ships from S. Korea, revive domestic shipbuilding industry

Yonhap News Agency · August 25, 2025

(ATTN: ADDS photo, details in paras 7-11) By Kim Eun-jung WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung and U.S. President Donald Trump held a summit at the White House on Monday, agreeing to step up economic cooperation in shipbuilding...