18.01.2016 18:21:36 (GMT+12)
Japan hails Tsai’s election victory, hopes for stronger ties with Taiwan
Tokyo hopes to strengthen relations with Taipei following the victory of Democratic Progressive Party leader Tsai Ing-wen in Taiwan's presidential elections.
Taiwan elects its first female president: Tsai Ing-wen
During her visit to Yamaguchi Prefecture last October, Tsai Ing-wen, leader of Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party, posed beneath a calligraphic text by Prime Minister Shinzo ...
Foreign tourism emerges as bright spot amid Japan’s dim economic prospects
With few positive signs of recovery for Japan’s slumping economy, foreign tourism remains a sole ray of hope, and tourism authorities, local governments, industry players ...
Fukushima town hopes to translate kanji and sake into tourism cash
Residents of Kitakata, a northeastern Fukushima Prefecture city known for promoting antiquated Japanese kanji, are stepping up efforts to attract more tourists by linking the ...
North Korea seeks world acceptance of it as a nuclear power, end of sanctions so it can focus on the economy
After ringing in the new year by claiming its first successful test of a hydrogen bomb, North Korea is now calling on the United States ...
U.S. base relocation a key issue as campaigning begins for Ginowan election
Official campaigning begins for a mayoral election in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, in what is seen as a battle between Tokyo and Okinawa over a key ...
Multinationals ready to jump in as Iran market opens after sanctions lifted
With global growth moribund, multinational firms have been waiting with bated breath for the lifting of international sanctions against Iran for access to a country ...
Kobe marks 21 years since deadly Hanshin earthquake
The city of Kobe and surrounding areas marked the 21st anniversary Sunday of the magnitude 7.3 earthquake that killed 6,434 people and demonstrated the horror ...
Coming-of-Age ceremony held for LGBT people in Tokyo’s Setagaya Ward
About 180 people attend a Coming-of-Age ceremony for young members of the LGBT community that was held in Tokyo.
Taiwan vote causes a political ‘earthquake’
As President-elect Tsai Ing-wen pledges a stronger Taiwan that is proud of its identity, tensions with China are already simmering as Beijing watches and waits. ...
Tokyo hopes to strengthen relations with Taipei following the victory of Democratic Progressive Party leader Tsai Ing-wen in Taiwan's presidential elections.
Taiwan elects its first female president: Tsai Ing-wen
During her visit to Yamaguchi Prefecture last October, Tsai Ing-wen, leader of Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party, posed beneath a calligraphic text by Prime Minister Shinzo ...
Foreign tourism emerges as bright spot amid Japan’s dim economic prospects
With few positive signs of recovery for Japan’s slumping economy, foreign tourism remains a sole ray of hope, and tourism authorities, local governments, industry players ...
Fukushima town hopes to translate kanji and sake into tourism cash
Residents of Kitakata, a northeastern Fukushima Prefecture city known for promoting antiquated Japanese kanji, are stepping up efforts to attract more tourists by linking the ...
North Korea seeks world acceptance of it as a nuclear power, end of sanctions so it can focus on the economy
After ringing in the new year by claiming its first successful test of a hydrogen bomb, North Korea is now calling on the United States ...
U.S. base relocation a key issue as campaigning begins for Ginowan election
Official campaigning begins for a mayoral election in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, in what is seen as a battle between Tokyo and Okinawa over a key ...
Multinationals ready to jump in as Iran market opens after sanctions lifted
With global growth moribund, multinational firms have been waiting with bated breath for the lifting of international sanctions against Iran for access to a country ...
Kobe marks 21 years since deadly Hanshin earthquake
The city of Kobe and surrounding areas marked the 21st anniversary Sunday of the magnitude 7.3 earthquake that killed 6,434 people and demonstrated the horror ...
Coming-of-Age ceremony held for LGBT people in Tokyo’s Setagaya Ward
About 180 people attend a Coming-of-Age ceremony for young members of the LGBT community that was held in Tokyo.
Taiwan vote causes a political ‘earthquake’
As President-elect Tsai Ing-wen pledges a stronger Taiwan that is proud of its identity, tensions with China are already simmering as Beijing watches and waits. ...