Tokyo, 1 April, /AJMEDIA/ As the Japanese government launched a new agency Saturday to address the declining birthrate, experts are calling for more drastic steps than the measures recently announced… Read more
Tokyo, 1 April, /AJMEDIA/ China’s manufacturing activity slowed in March, official figures showed Friday, while growth in the services and construction sectors surged to a 12-year high. The world’s second-largest… Read more
Tokyo, 1 April, /AJMEDIA/ Japan will see another wave of price hikes at the start of the new business year from Saturday as higher raw material costs eat into company… Read more
Tokyo, 1 April, /AJMEDIA/ Ten Chinese aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait, normally an unofficial barrier between the two sides, Taiwan’s defense ministry said on Saturday, as… Read more
Tokyo, 1 April, /AJMEDIA/ Taking a break in the paddock after watching Max Verstappen set a lap record in practice at the Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne teenager Kaitlyn Bourne was… Read more
Tokyo, 1 April, /AJMEDIA/ Sponsors of E3, a long-running video game trade show, pulled the plug on its 2023 gathering, announcing on the event’s website Thursday they will “reevaluate” the… Read more
Tokyo, 1 April, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said Friday he will visit China this weekend for talks with his counterpart Qin Gang, becoming Japan’s first top diplomat to… Read more
Tokyo, 1 April, /AJMEDIA/ The UK will join 11 other countries in a major Asia-Pacific trade partnership, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced Friday, in the country’s biggest post-Brexit trade deal… Read more
Tokyo, 1 April, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s government decided Friday to keep Russia stripped of its “most-favored-nation” trade status for another year beyond the end of March, with Moscow’s aggression against Ukraine… Read more
Tokyo, 1 April, /AJMEDIA/ Japan on Friday unveiled plans to control exports of 23 items used to make semiconductors, following U.S. pressure for countries to impose restrictions to contain China.… Read more