Shimane Prefecture in western Japan approved Thursday a plan to restart a nuclear reactor that has remained idle in its capital following the 2011 Fukushima disaster. In a prefectural assembly session, Gov. Tatsuya Maruyama announced his decision regar…
Japan, France vow to closely cooperate over Ukraine, Indo-Pacific
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and French Emmanuel Macron agreed Wednesday to closely coordinate their responses to Russia’s aggression in Ukraine and assistance to the war-torn country. Kishida told Macron during their phone talks that attaches great im…
Japan to cover 99.9% of households by fiber-optic networks in 2028
Japan will aim for high-speed fiber-optic networks to cover 99.9 percent of households before the fiscal year to March 2028 ends, a government policy showed Wednesday. The plan is a key pillar of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s vision to ensure not just…
Panasonic to quadruple EV battery production capacity by FY 2028
The battery manufacturing unit of Panasonic Holdings Corp. said Wednesday it plans to quadruple its production of electric vehicle batteries by fiscal 2028 as it expects increasing demand from U.S. EV manufacturing giant Tesla Inc. Panasonic Energy Co….
Japan expands daily arrival cap to 20,000 as COVID fears recede
Japan doubled the cap on daily arrivals to the country to 20,000 from Wednesday as it continues to ease its COVID-19 border controls amid receding worries about the pandemic. The country also exempted people from isolation and COVID-19 testing upon ent…
Main events scheduled for Wednesday, June 1
Main events scheduled in Japan for Wednesday, June 1: — Japan to allow 20,000 daily international arrivals. — Statistics showing corporate financial results by industry for January-March period to be released by Finance Ministry at 8:50 a.m.
Tokyo stocks slightly higher in morning as Shanghai lockdown to end
Tokyo stocks were slightly higher Tuesday morning on hopes for a recovery of the Chinese economy after Shanghai’s municipal government said it will lift its COVID-19 lockdown, although gains were capped by profit-taking a day after the Nikkei index sur…
Japan’s Fugaku loses title as world’s fastest supercomputer
Japanese supercomputer Fugaku has lost its position as the world’s fastest in terms of computing speed, ranking second after topping the list in a twice-yearly ranking the last four times in a row, its developer Riken research institute said Monday. Na…
Wreckage of missing plane found in central Nepal: local media
The wreckage of a small plane carrying 22 people that went missing in Nepal Sunday morning was found in a central district of the South Asian nation, according to a local media report. A spokesperson from the Nepal Army said troops searching for the Tw…
Tokyo stocks open higher as U.S. inflation concerns ease
Tokyo stocks opened higher Monday, tracking a surge on Wall Street late last week after U.S. personal consumption data for April showed inflation is slowing. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rose 354.77 points, or …