Japan's shogi board game ass'n has 1st female chief

Shogi board game pro Ichiyo Shimizu speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on June 6, 2025, as the first female president of the Japan Shogi Association. (Kyodo)  Japan's leading shogi organization on Friday picked the first female chief in its 101- …

Japan approves ($139bn plan for disaster-resilient infrastructure

Tokyo: The Japanese government on Friday approved a plan to enhance the disaster resilience of the country's infrastructure over the next five years, with the project expected to cost more than 20 trillion yen ($139 billion). Kyodo News reported. …

Japan’s Diet passes Reciprocal Access Agreement with PH

JAPAN’S Diet approved yesterday the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA), a significant defense pact enabling Japanese forces to conduct joint exercises with Filipino troops in the Philippines. The RAA, which was signed by both countries in July 2024, was …

India’s ascent: Overtaking Japan in a shifting global order

The global economic landscape is witnessing a profound shift, one that echoes the dystopian warnings of George Orwell’s 1984 about the manipulation of truth and power dynamics, albeit in a different context. In a moment of professional enthusiasm, the …

World News | Japan Approves 20 Trillion Yen Plan for Disaster-resilient Infrastructure

Tokyo [Japan], June 7 (ANI/WAM): The Japanese government on Friday approved a plan to enhance the disaster resilience of the country's infrastructure over the next five years, with the project expected to cost more than 20 trillion yen (USD 139 …

Some child care facilities in Japan replacing Father's Day, Mother's Day with 'family day'

(Getty Images) TOKYO -- Father's Day, which falls on June 15 this year in Japan, is approaching. However, an increasing number of day care centers and kindergartens across the country are establishing "family day" instead of celebrating …

Japan trade negotiator Akazawa says he made progress in US tariff talks

By Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan had made some progress in a fifth round of trade talks with U.S. officials aimed at ending tariffs that are hurting Japan's economy, Tokyo's chief tariff negotiator said. "Tariffs have already been imposed …

U.S. greenlights major coal mine expansion to boost exports to Japan, South Korea

The U.S. Interior Department has approved a significant coal mine expansion by Montana-based Signal Peak Energy, authorizing the recovery of 22.8 million metric tons of federal coal and 34.5 million tons of adjacent non-federal coal, the agency announced …

Japan says emergency rice imports, other options considered to stabilise prices

Japan said on Friday that “all options” were being considered to stabilise rice prices, including the use of up to 100,000 metric tons of tariff-free staple rice the government imports a year, and further emergency imports beyond that quota. WHY IT’S …

Japan’s Metaplanet plans $5.4b raise to boost BTC holdings