Tokyo, 3 May, /AJMEDIA/ 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… Read more
Tokyo, 3 May, /AJMEDIA/ The White House on Thursday sought to play down President Joe Biden’s characterization of critical U.S. ally Japan as a “xenophobic” country, saying his aim was… Read more
Tokyo, 3 May, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida unveiled an international framework for regulation and use of generative AI on Thursday, adding to global efforts on governance for the… Read more
Tokyo, 3 May, /AJMEDIA/ Japan likely spent an additional 3 trillion yen to shore up the yen in its second suspected currency market intervention this week, data by the Bank… Read more
Tokyo, 3 May, /AJMEDIA/ Japan Airlines Co said Thursday its net profit increased 2.8-fold to 95.53 billion yen in the business year ended March, lifted by a recovery in tourism… Read more
Tokyo, 3 May, /AJMEDIA/ Banks lent almost $470 billion to the coal industry between 2021 and 2023, according to a study published Thursday by German environmental group Urgewald, which criticised… Read more
Tokyo, 3 May, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese investigators have determined that a collision during a nighttime drill caused the deadly crash last month of two Japanese navy SH-60K Seahawk helicopters, the country’s… Read more
Tokyo, 3 May, /AJMEDIA/ TikTok and Universal announced a new licensing agreement Thursday, ending a months-long dispute that saw popular music expunged from the social media platform. The companies released… Read more
Tokyo, 3 May, /AJMEDIA/ Two-time world champion Kento Momota bowed out of international badminton on Thursday without hitting a shuttlecock, after his Japan side lost to Malaysia in the Thomas… Read more
Tokyo, 3 May, /AJMEDIA/ Apple on Thursday said its quarterly profit ebbed but topped market forecasts as it announced an unprecedented $110 billion share buyback. The iPhone maker reported a… Read more