Japan’s next security challenge: Who builds Asia’s nuclear reactors
Mon Aug 31 5:30 am
Every reactor Beijing or Moscow builds creates a relationship that can last for generations, binding countries through fuel supplies, financing, maintenance and political ties.
Japan to exempt extra charges on OTC-like drugs from tax
Mon Aug 31 5:12 am
Japan plans to introduce the additional fees for OTC-equivalent prescription drugs in March next year.
Hokkaido and Osaka governors meet to discuss secondary capital concept
Mon Aug 31 4:56 am
The two agreed to cooperate on realizing a system where both prefectures would have backup capital functions in the event of a disaster in Tokyo.
35% of young unmarried people in Japan have no wish to get wed
Mon Aug 31 4:49 am
Many respondents to a survey on the issue instead hope to prioritize spending their time on hobbies.
U.S., Japan, South Korea maritime drills are ‘threat’ to North Korea, Pyongyang says
Mon Aug 31 4:38 am
The exercises and North Korea's opposition to them come as U.S. President Donald Trump has pushed for a new meeting with Kim Jong Un.
Japan’s biggest curry chain CoCo Ichibanya headed for sale
Mon Aug 31 4:36 am
Shares of operator Ichibanya jumped 16% after parent company House Foods Group confirmed it was weighing a sale.
SK Hynix weighs Japan memory fab partnership to supply AI boom
Mon Aug 31 4:34 am
The South Korean supplier of dynamic and flash memory is considering various locations for a jointly operated plant.
Defense Ministry’s record ¥8.9 trillion budget request expected to balloon further by year-end
Mon Aug 31 4:33 am
From hypersonic underwater-launched missiles to artificial intelligence for command and control, the request is chock full of advanced weaponry and tech.
NPB’s senior circuit: players in their 40s still grinding away
Mon Aug 31 4:28 am
Baseball might be a young person's game for the most part, but there are still veterans hanging on in NPB, trying to contribute for as long as they can.
CIA-backed investor helped top German drones firm break into U.S.
Mon Aug 31 4:24 am
Quantum Systems' co-CEO says CIA-linked investor In-Q-Tel helped it open doors in Washington and win work with the agency as well as the Federal Bureau of Investigations.
South Korea court sentences Unification Church leader to jail
Mon Aug 31 4:17 am
Han Hak-ja was given a combined two years in prison over offenses linked to efforts to gain influence with former President Yoon Suk Yeol's administration.
Japan to lower residential road speed limit from 60 to 30 kph
Mon Aug 31 4:13 am
The measure aims to reduce accidents in urban areas with pedestrian-heavy narrow streets, marking a major shift as they account for around 70% of ordinary roads nationwide.
