by salefull | May 7, 2024 | Featured Article, News
12% of Japan convenience stores don’t open 24 hours due to labor shortage TOKYO – Nearly 12 percent of convenience stores run by major operators have opted against around-the-clock operations, citing a worker shortage and declining late-night demand, a...
by salefull | May 6, 2024 | Featured Article, News
Japan left to rethink COVID grants as telework facilities empty out TOKYO – Japanese municipalities are increasingly being left to rethink the use of coronavirus-era government subsidies as remote work facilities built with the funding are falling into disuse, a...
by salefull | May 3, 2024 | Featured Article, News
France, Japan to start talks on reciprocal troops pact PARIS – France and Japan agreed on Thursday to start formal talks on a reciprocal troop access deal, strengthening military cooperation in amid rising maritime tensions in the Indo-Pacific region and the war...
by salefull | May 2, 2024 | Featured Article, News
China’s action’s amid ‘Balikatan’ calls for PH-US MANILA, Philippines — The latest water cannon attacks by China Coast Guard (CCG) ships against Philippine vessels in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) while Manila and Washington carried out their large-scale military...
by salefull | Apr 30, 2024 | Featured Article, News
Kishida may have hard time being reelected PM after by-elections TOKYO- The Liberal Democratic Party’s defeat in a House of Representatives by-election in Shimane, dubbed as a “conservative kingdom,” is set to make it more difficult for Japanese...
by salefull | Apr 29, 2024 | Featured Article, News
Yen sinks to 34-year low past 160 per dollar HONG KONG- The yen sank to a new 34-year low past 160 per dollar on Monday after a forecast-beating US inflation reading dented expectations for US interest rate cuts this year. The greenback bought 160.17 yen in morning...
by salefull | Apr 25, 2024 | Featured Article, News
Japan launches new alert system as heat stroke deaths rise TOKYO – Japan’s Environment Ministry launched a special heat stroke alert system Wednesday as part of efforts to address the increasing number of deaths due to the summer heat in recent years. When...
by salefull | Apr 24, 2024 | Featured Article, News
Trump meets former Japanese PM Aso; criticizes strong dollar against yen WASHINGTON – Former U.S. President Donald Trump is meeting with another senior foreign government official while he’s in New York for his criminal hush money trial. The presumptive...
by salefull | Apr 23, 2024 | Featured Article, News
Japan’s anti-monopoly body orders Google to fix ad search limits affecting Yahoo TOKYO – Japan’s antitrust watchdog said Monday that U.S. search giant Google must fix its advertising search restrictions affecting Yahoo in Japan. The Japan Fair Trade...
by salefull | Apr 22, 2024 | Featured Article, News
China hosts foreign naval officials amid regional tensions QINGDAO, China – The Chinese Navy on Sunday kicked off a biennial meeting of top foreign naval officials in the port city of Qingdao, in a show of military diplomacy that will be closely watched for...
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