Asia Japan New government bonds will be issued - worth ¥22.1 trillion (US$192 billion), they will finance an extra budget for the current fiscal year until next March for an economic stimulus package, adding a further blow to fiscal health
Asia Japan Researchers at the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology and Shikoku Electric Power are conducting a project exploring the potential of soil microbes for use in fuel cells, as they could serve as a clean, long-lasting, and affordable power source
Asia Japan Saturday 28 was a bittersweet day for panda-lovers across Japan: over 2.000 fans gathered at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo to bid their final tearful goodbyes - 1 minute each - to a beloved pair of giant pandas, Ri Ri and Shin Shin, before they departed to China
Asia Japan Repair work has begun for a white hood believed to have been worn by Uesugi Kenshin, a Japanese feudal lord of the Sengoku Period; the hood is expected to be exhibited in 2028, 450th anniversary of Kenshin's death, or 2030, 500th anniversary of his birth
Asia Japan People who experienced the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki but are not certified as hibakusha victims - Japanese specific word for atomic bomb survivors - will receive medical assistance equivalent to that given to hibakusha, said PM Kishida