Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Japanese organization of atomic ...
WEB1 day ago · The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organization of survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, for its activism against nuclear weapons. Jørgen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, said the award was made as the “taboo against the use of nuclear weapon …
Ishiba presses China's Li on airspace intrusion - Japan Today
WEB1 day ago · VIENTIANE, Laos. Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba called for a "full explanation" of an airspace intrusion by a Chinese military aircraft in his first face-to-face meeting with Premier Li Qiang, the Japanese government said Friday. "Prime Minister Ishiba reiterated Japan's serious concerns about the situation in the East China Sea ...
Ishiba eyes stronger ASEAN ties, expresses concern over South ...
WEB2 days ago · New Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Thursday agreed with his Association of Southeast Asian Nations counterparts to beef up their cooperation, while expressing serious concern over "militarization and coercive acts" in the South China Sea, the Japanese government said. At the ASEAN-Japan summit in Vientiane, Ishiba, who is …
Inflation-hit voters in Japan hope for higher wages
WEB3 days ago · dagon Today 06:59 am JST. Inflation-hit voters in Japan hope for higher wages. Sad headline and a pathetic testimony to late stage capitalism and neo liberalism. Before the neolib consensus it was a given in Japan, the UK and US that rising productivity and profits would be followed by rising wages. In the last 40 years that relationship has ...
Your 'local everything': What 7-Eleven buyout battle means ...
WEB2 days ago · By Katie Forster TOKYO. In Japan more is at stake than money in the mammoth takeover battle for 7-Eleven, the world's biggest convenience chain, by Canadian retail giant Alimentation Couche-Tard. It is a litmus test for government efforts to shake up corporate Japan, experts say, and one that may put more firms in the sights of foreign …
Japan voted Best Country in world for 2nd year in a row in ...
WEBOct 5, 2024 · By Casey Baseel, SoraNews24 TOKYO. Conde Nast Traveler has released the results of its Readers’ Choice Awards, and for the second year in a row, Japan has been voted Best Country. Japan finished with a score of 95.32 in the annual user survey, followed by Switzerland at 94.62 and Thailand at 92.29. A detailed breakdown of the …
Over 10% of Japan elderly will have no close relatives by ...
WEB6 days ago · Oct. 6 05:40 pm JST. 0 Comment. TOKYO. The number of people aged 65 and over in Japan with no close relatives is expected to grow about 1.5 times in 2050 to make up over 10 percent of the elderly population, estimates by a research firm have found. Those without kin up to the third degree, including great grandchildren and great nieces …