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TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Eleven Indian crew members were missing on Friday after their cargo ship sank in the Pacific off the Philippines as a typhoon churned in the region, Japan’s coastguard said. The 33,205-tonne Emerald Star with 26 Indian nationals on board sent a distress signal early Friday as the Hong Kong-registered vessel was sailing some 280 kilometres (174 miles) east of the northern tip of the Philippines, said a statement from the […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Uniqlo’s parent company said Thursday that its annual net profit more than doubled from a year ago to a record thanks to strong sales and as a cheaper yen inflated profits. Fast Retailing’s net profit came in at 119 billion yen ($1 billion) in the fiscal year through August, with revenue up 4.2 percent at 1.86 trillion yen, it said. Asia’s biggest retailer — a rival of Zara, Gap and H&M — said sales […]
KIRISHIMA, Japan (Reuters) — Shinmoe volcano erupted, spewing smoke and ash and affecting residents in the Kirishima area in southwestern Japan on Wednesday (October 11). Video on social media showed thick smoke rising from the volcano. Photographer Naoto Yoshidome had been monitoring the volcano’s activity since Wednesday morning and was documenting the eruption in a live stream. This is the first time in about six years that Shinmoe volcano erupted. It sits as part of […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — The US has flown two supersonic heavy bombers over the Korean peninsula in a show of force against Pyongyang, staging the first night-time joint aviation exercises with Japan and South Korea. Two B-1B Lancers based in Guam flew a mission in the vicinity of the Sea of Japan late Tuesday, the US Pacific Air Forces said in a statement. “Flying and training at night with our allies in a safe, […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Six of Japan’s best-known carmakers including Nissan and Honda used products from Kobe Steel, a report said Wednesday, after the firm admitted to falsifying quality data in a growing scandal. Business daily Nikkei said Mitsubishi Motors, Subaru and Mazda had also used products from Kobe Steel in their vehicles. Auto giant Toyota has already said that Kobe Steel supplied materials to one of its Japanese factories, which used them in hoods, […]
by Hiroshi Hiyama Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo’s popular governor Yuriko Koike launched a bitter attack on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Tuesday as the gloves came off for the official start of a snap election campaign in the world’s third-largest economy. Conservative premier Abe, 63, is facing an unexpected and fierce challenge from the media-savvy Koike, who has upended the sleepy world of Japanese politics with her upstart “Party of Hope.” Addressing hundreds of commuters at […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — More than 100,000 jobs are being offered by Japan to foreigners, and Filipinos are being prioritized. According to the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), the Japanese Ministry of Health and Labor said it would prioritize hiring skilled and semi-skilled Filipino workers in Japan. It also said that the Japan government will not be strict in its language proficiency requirement.
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japanese researchers have genetically engineered hens whose eggs contain drugs that can fight serious diseases including cancer, in a bid to dramatically reduce the cost of treatment, a report said Monday. If the scientists are able to safely produce “interferon beta”, a type of protein used to treat illnesses including multiple sclerosis and hepatitis, by rearing the hens, the price of the drug — currently up to 100,000 yen ($888) for a few microgrammes — […]
TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) — Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said on Sunday (October 8) her new party aims to offer voters a “middle of the fairway” choice, seeking to differentiate her group from ruling, conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and smaller, left-leaning opposition parties. Koike’s Party of Hope has emerged as a formidable challenge to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) at the Oct. 22 election, promising to freeze a planned 2019 sales tax […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — The popular governor of Tokyo, Yuriko Koike, Friday unveiled her policy platform to unseat Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, pledging to scrap nuclear power by 2030 and freeze a planned tax hike. Koike, who has shaken up the sleepy world of Japanese politics with her new Party of Hope, aims to distinguish herself from Abe with her vow to phase out nuclear power in Japan, still haunted by the 2011 Fukushima meltdown. […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo’s benchmark stock index ended flat Thursday morning, losing most of its early gains as profit-taking overshadowed fresh records on Wall Street and a cheaper yen. The Nikkei 225 ticked up 6.41 points to 20,633.07 by the lunch break, after closing at its highest level in more than two years on Wednesday. Tokyo’s broader Topix index reversed course to end the session down 0.07 percent, or 1.14 points, at 1,683.42. The […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo stocks opened higher on Wednesday after fresh records on Wall Street as optimism over the US economy lifted Japanese carmakers. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 0.22 percent, or 45.82 points, to 20,659.89 in early trade while the broader Topix index was up 0.17 percent, or 2.88 points, at 1,687.34. © Agence France-Presse
