25.09.2024 11:05 TOKYO -- Japanese trading house Mitsubishi Corp. is expanding ties with suppliers of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) providers, while looking to solidify partnerships with brands that want to improve their eco-friendly credentials.Mitsubishi has partnered with Japanese beverage company Suntory and apparel manufacturer Goldwin to use sustainable plastics for their end-products, and is also in talks with other brands in Japan, the U.S. and Europe, a company representative told Nikkei Asia.25.09.2024 11:11 PHNOM PENH (AP) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said he was pulling his country out of a development agreement with neighboring Vietnam and Laos following protests that it was benefiting foreign interests.Critics on social media have focused on land concessions in border areas particularly with Vietnam, a highly sensitive issue because of Cambodia's historical antagonism toward its larger eastern neighbor.25.09.2024 11:50 TOKYO -- If Canadian convenience store giant Alimentation Couche-Tard raises capital for its bid to acquire Japanese peer Seven & i Holdings, major shareholder CDPQ "could participate," Charles Emond, the pension fund's CEO, told Nikkei on Tuesday.CDPQ, formally known as Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec, owns 3.5% of Couche-Tard.25.09.2024 12:08 Ayesha Ofori launched Propelle, a female-focused financial investment platform, after realizing she had spent her career making "rich men richer."25.09.2024 12:22 BREAKING NEWS: China gave no advance notice of ICBM test-firing to Japan: spokesman
==KyodoRead full story here25.09.2024 12:33 BREAKING NEWS: China ICBM launch 1st known test in 44 yrs: H.K. media
==KyodoRead full story here25.09.2024 12:39 Economic growth is in focus with the three major Wall Street stock averages on track for a winning September.25.09.2024 12:58 The missile fired from Lebanon was the first time Hezbollah launched an attack on Israel’s second-most populous city, the military said.25.09.2024 12:59 This blog is now closedLabor refuses to rule out negative gearing changes as Treasury reportedly studies housing taxGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPlibersek approves three coalmine expansionsWe have more ... 25.09.2024 13:05 Karen Woods is a political commentator based in Canada and the co-founder of the Canadian Chinese Political Affairs Committee. A 44-year-old Chinese man fatally stabbed a Japanese schoolboy in Shenzhen on Sept. 18, the anniversary of the Mukden Incident -- the 1931 railway explosion in Shenyang that Japan used as a pretext to invade and occupy Manchuria.25.09.2024 13:13 Shanel Tofaeono tied up store employee whose hands were ‘shaking so much due to fear’, judge saysGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man who pretended to rob a luxury jewellery store and tied up a terri ... 25.09.2024 13:29 An emergency meeting of the UN Security Council is due to take place in New York on Wednesday, to discuss the operations launched by Israel over Lebanon against the Iranian-backed Shiite militia Hezbollah, allied with Palestinian Hamas.25.09.2024 13:32 Two stateless sisters in their 80s, of Japanese descent in the Philippines, will restore their Japanese citizenships, having lost them due to turmoil after World War II, recent court documents showed.
Esperanza Morine Cabrillos, 86, and Lydia Morine Galalan, 84, were granted permission by the Naha Family Court in Japan's Okinawa Prefecture this month to establish a new family register in the country.
Read full story here25.09.2024 13:57 The ballistic missile launch is a sign of the commitment of Xi Jinping, China’s leader, to continue strengthening the country’s Rocket Force and to project power in Asia.25.09.2024 14:00 Rep. Elise Stefanik, the highest-ranking GOP woman in the House, is leading a charge to break the record for Republican women serving in the chamber, just six years after a blue wave wiped out their ranks.25.09.2024 14:00 An influencer on the run crashes a community of naturalists, in one of five new Australian plays premiering at the theatre in 2025Get our weekend culture and lifestyle emailBoomer naturists will face off with a gen Z influencer in ... 25.09.2024 14:00 South Korea has had to repeatedly shut down airport runways due to disruption from trash-carrying balloons sent by North Korea, a South Korean lawmaker said.25.09.2024 14:02 TOKYO/MUMBAI -- Suzuki Motor plans to develop markets in regional cities in India in a bid to create a network of 6,800 dealerships across the country by fiscal 2030, starting in April that year, an increase of around 70% from the present, highlighting the importance of the Indian market for global automakers.Maruti Suzuki, Suzuki's subsidiary, is the biggest automaker in India, with a local market share for passenger cars of around 40%. Over the past several years, it has been increasing its dealerships at an annual pace of some 200 through sales agency contracts with local companies. As of the end of June, it had a network of some 3,900 outlets.25.09.2024 14:02 As climate change threatens the availability of food, we must diversify what’s on our plates.25.09.2024 14:04 Rising star Onosato won promotion to sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki at a record pace of nine professional tournaments on Wednesday, after Japan Sumo Association board members unanimously agreed on his new ranking.
"I'll aim to be a one-of-a-kind sumo wrestler," the 24-year-old from Ishikawa Prefecture in central Japan said after receiving the news from JSA messengers at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo.
Read full story here25.09.2024 14:04 Trump’s backers in tech see him as a fellow victim of the state and a shield they need to escape accountability.25.09.2024 14:05 How is it possible that the former president has a reasonable chance of winning the election despite all that voters now know about him?25.09.2024 14:09 There are many reasons to terminate a pregnancy.25.09.2024 14:18 Eikoh Hosoe, known for his aesthetic photographs of Japanese author Yukio Mishima, died last week in a Tokyo hospital due to an adrenal gland tumor, his family said Wednesday. He was 91.
Hosoe, whose works have been exhibited worldwide, including in the Museum of Modern Art, was given the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Photographic Society of Japan in 1963 for his photo collection "Barakei"(Ordeal by Roses) featuring Mishima. Hosoe died on Sept. 16.
Read full story here25.09.2024 14:28 BREAKING NEWS: Ishiba, Koizumi, Takaichi lead Japan PM race, set stage for runoff
==KyodoRead full story here25.09.2024 15:00 Celebrities have been flocking to endorse Kamala Harris, while Donald Trump's campaign has tried to portray her and her campaign as out of touch with ordinary Americans.25.09.2024 15:00 The House is poised to pass a bill to avoid a government shutdown after removing a Donald Trump-backed proposal requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote.25.09.2024 15:00 A Democratic group is launching a legal fund to help secretaries of state in key states defend against an anticipated post-election deluge of lawsuits.25.09.2024 15:31 Tropical Storm Helene strengthens as it churns toward Florida25.09.2024 15:33 China said Wednesday its army test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile into a designated area on the high seas in the Pacific earlier in the day, with Hong Kong media reporting it was the first known ICBM test by Beijing in 44 years.
On Tuesday, the Chinese Defense Ministry notified the United States, Australia and New Zealand of the missile test in advance, according to sources familiar with the matter. The ministry stressed that it was not directed against any country and was in line with international law.
Read full story here25.09.2024 16:34 Taiwan said Wednesday it has lifted the remaining food import restrictions in place since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, allowing the entry of all foods approved for distribution in Japan.
In February 2022, Taiwan removed its ban on most food products from Fukushima, Ibaraki, Gunma, Tochigi and Chiba prefectures, but curbs remained on certain items like mushrooms and wild game meat.
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TOKYO -- Japanese trading house Mitsubishi Corp. is expanding ties with suppliers of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) providers, while looking to solidify partnerships with brands that want to improve their eco-friendly credentials.Mitsubishi has partnered with Japanese beverage company Suntory and apparel manufacturer Goldwin to use sustainable plastics for their end-products, and is also in talks with other brands in Japan, the U.S. and Europe, a company representative told Nikkei Asia.
PHNOM PENH (AP) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said he was pulling his country out of a development agreement with neighboring Vietnam and Laos following protests that it was benefiting foreign interests.Critics on social media have focused on land concessions in border areas particularly with Vietnam, a highly sensitive issue because of Cambodia's historical antagonism toward its larger eastern neighbor.
TOKYO -- If Canadian convenience store giant Alimentation Couche-Tard raises capital for its bid to acquire Japanese peer Seven & i Holdings, major shareholder CDPQ "could participate," Charles Emond, the pension fund's CEO, told Nikkei on Tuesday.CDPQ, formally known as Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec, owns 3.5% of Couche-Tard.
The missile fired from Lebanon was the first time Hezbollah launched an attack on Israel’s second-most populous city, the military said.
This blog is now closedLabor refuses to rule out negative gearing changes as Treasury reportedly studies housing taxGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPlibersek approves three coalmine expansionsWe have more ... 
Karen Woods is a political commentator based in Canada and the co-founder of the Canadian Chinese Political Affairs Committee. A 44-year-old Chinese man fatally stabbed a Japanese schoolboy in Shenzhen on Sept. 18, the anniversary of the Mukden Incident -- the 1931 railway explosion in Shenyang that Japan used as a pretext to invade and occupy Manchuria.
Shanel Tofaeono tied up store employee whose hands were ‘shaking so much due to fear’, judge saysGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man who pretended to rob a luxury jewellery store and tied up a terri ... 
An emergency meeting of the UN Security Council is due to take place in New York on Wednesday, to discuss the operations launched by Israel over Lebanon against the Iranian-backed Shiite militia Hezbollah, allied with Palestinian Hamas.
Two stateless sisters in their 80s, of Japanese descent in the Philippines, will restore their Japanese citizenships, having lost them due to turmoil after World War II, recent court documents showed.
Esperanza Morine Cabrillos, 86, and Lydia Morine Galalan, 84, were granted permission by the Naha Family Court in Japan's Okinawa Prefecture this month to establish a new family register in the country.
Read full story here
The ballistic missile launch is a sign of the commitment of Xi Jinping, China’s leader, to continue strengthening the country’s Rocket Force and to project power in Asia.
Rep. Elise Stefanik, the highest-ranking GOP woman in the House, is leading a charge to break the record for Republican women serving in the chamber, just six years after a blue wave wiped out their ranks.
An influencer on the run crashes a community of naturalists, in one of five new Australian plays premiering at the theatre in 2025Get our weekend culture and lifestyle emailBoomer naturists will face off with a gen Z influencer in ... 
South Korea has had to repeatedly shut down airport runways due to disruption from trash-carrying balloons sent by North Korea, a South Korean lawmaker said.
TOKYO/MUMBAI -- Suzuki Motor plans to develop markets in regional cities in India in a bid to create a network of 6,800 dealerships across the country by fiscal 2030, starting in April that year, an increase of around 70% from the present, highlighting the importance of the Indian market for global automakers.Maruti Suzuki, Suzuki's subsidiary, is the biggest automaker in India, with a local market share for passenger cars of around 40%. Over the past several years, it has been increasing its dealerships at an annual pace of some 200 through sales agency contracts with local companies. As of the end of June, it had a network of some 3,900 outlets.
As climate change threatens the availability of food, we must diversify what’s on our plates.
Rising star Onosato won promotion to sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki at a record pace of nine professional tournaments on Wednesday, after Japan Sumo Association board members unanimously agreed on his new ranking.
"I'll aim to be a one-of-a-kind sumo wrestler," the 24-year-old from Ishikawa Prefecture in central Japan said after receiving the news from JSA messengers at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo.
Read full story here
Trump’s backers in tech see him as a fellow victim of the state and a shield they need to escape accountability.
How is it possible that the former president has a reasonable chance of winning the election despite all that voters now know about him?
Eikoh Hosoe, known for his aesthetic photographs of Japanese author Yukio Mishima, died last week in a Tokyo hospital due to an adrenal gland tumor, his family said Wednesday. He was 91.
Hosoe, whose works have been exhibited worldwide, including in the Museum of Modern Art, was given the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Photographic Society of Japan in 1963 for his photo collection "Barakei"(Ordeal by Roses) featuring Mishima. Hosoe died on Sept. 16.
Read full story here
Celebrities have been flocking to endorse Kamala Harris, while Donald Trump's campaign has tried to portray her and her campaign as out of touch with ordinary Americans.
The House is poised to pass a bill to avoid a government shutdown after removing a Donald Trump-backed proposal requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote.
A Democratic group is launching a legal fund to help secretaries of state in key states defend against an anticipated post-election deluge of lawsuits.
Tropical Storm Helene strengthens as it churns toward Florida
China said Wednesday its army test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile into a designated area on the high seas in the Pacific earlier in the day, with Hong Kong media reporting it was the first known ICBM test by Beijing in 44 years.
On Tuesday, the Chinese Defense Ministry notified the United States, Australia and New Zealand of the missile test in advance, according to sources familiar with the matter. The ministry stressed that it was not directed against any country and was in line with international law.
Read full story here
Taiwan said Wednesday it has lifted the remaining food import restrictions in place since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, allowing the entry of all foods approved for distribution in Japan.
In February 2022, Taiwan removed its ban on most food products from Fukushima, Ibaraki, Gunma, Tochigi and Chiba prefectures, but curbs remained on certain items like mushrooms and wild game meat.
Read full story here
Software with database of 380,000 pictures aims to aid quick and accurate identification and ensure correct use of antivenomsThe race to treat snakebite patients in time to save them could be eased by the development of software po ...