EAST ASIA FORUM
 
On 26 August 2023, the Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh, Iwama Kiminori, announced that Tokyo had incorporated Dhaka into its ‘Official Security Assistance (OSA)’ framework to enhance defence cooperation.
The OSA, which came into effect in April 2023, is Japan’s new security in...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japanese authorities are stepping up surveillance of unlicensed taxis at Narita Airport near Tokyo, as a spike in the number of arrivals increases demand for transport into the capital.
Transport ministry officials handed out hundreds of fliers stating "Beware! Unlicensed taxis are ...

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AL JAZEERA
 
Japan has approached Yemeni rebels in a bid to secure the release of the Galaxy Leader, hijacked in Red Sea.
Japan says it is “directly approaching” the Houthi rebels who have hijacked a cargo ship in the Red Sea.
Tokyo said on Monday that it is also “communicating with Israel” as it...

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NEWS ON JAPAN
 
While other Asian cities, such as Taipei and Seoul, have also removed trash cans to keep streets clean, tourists are often not cognizant of Japan’s strict rules around sorting trash at home and do not want to carry it around with them
Japan has long managed to keep its streets spo...

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SORA NEWS
 
Tokyo’s long-time-coming long goodbye to the Ueno monorail.
Japan is a country crisscrossed by a seemingly limitless number of train and subway lines.
Monorails, though, are harder to find, and they’re going to get a little harder still following an announcement from the Tokyo Metropo...

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AKIPRESS
 
Co-Chairs of the Turkmen-Japanese and Japanese-Turkmen Committees on Economic Cooperation R. Meredov and H. Tsubai held talks on November 15, the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan reported.
They exchanged views on key areas of the current cooperation agenda, as well as a wide range of i...

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REUTERS
 
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said they would pursue mutually beneficial relations in their first face-to-face talks in a year, putting emphasis on shared economic interests amid a series of diplomatic disputes.
The leaders of Asia's two largest ...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Thursday he has been invited by U.S. President Joe Biden to make a state visit early next year, an announcement made as the two countries step up cooperation bilaterally and trilaterally with South Korea in the face of increasing security c...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
A man crashed a car into a barricade near the entrance of the Israel Embassy in Tokyo on Thursday, injuring a police officer.
Police arrested the 53-year-old driver at the scene. He was identified as Shinobu Sekiguchi, a member of a right-wing group, local media reported.
Israel's a...

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BBC
 
A prestigious Japanese all-female theatre company has admitted it feels responsible for the death of a young actress whose suspected suicide was reportedly caused by overwork.
Executives from Takarazuka Revue apologised for "loss of life" but did not announce a compensation package for the ...

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