HDC secures RM345.2mil potential sales at JFEX Summer Show 2025 in Tokyo

KUALA LUMPUR: The Halal Development Corporation Bhd (HDC) has generated potential sales valued at approximately RM345.2 million at the JFEX Summer Show 2025 in Tokyo, held from July 9-11, 2025. In a statement today, HDC head of international...

Japanese Man Goes Viral For Having 'Longest Chin In World', Unlucky In Love But Proud Of His Appearance- WATCH VISUALS

Japanese Man Goes Viral For Having 'Longest Chin In World', Unlucky In Love But Proud Of His Appearance- WATCH VISUALS | Instagram @agonagasugi_ A young man, named Jonouchi from Japan is grabbing eye balls from all over the world for a unique...

'I visited the tucked-away Japanese bakery in the city centre that's already drawing in big queues'

Adam is a senior What's On and LGBTQ+ reporter for the Manchester Evening News, covering new restaurant and bar openings, food reviews, gig reviews, and issues that matter to the LGBTQ+ community. Adam joined the M.E.N in 2019 as a Facebook...

Japanese Businessman Sentenced in China on Espionage Charges, Sparking Diplomatic Tensions

By Emmanuel Ogbonna Diplomatic strains between China and Japan intensified Wednesday after a Chinese court sentenced a Japanese national to three and a half years in prison on charges of espionage. The Japanese embassy in Beijing confirmed the...

Super Mario Bros. Movie Japanese dub actor reprises role for Donkey Kong Bananza

The credits for Donkey Kong Bananza have shined a light on the game's voice cast, including one actor who is reprising his role from the Japanese dub of Super Mario Bros. Move. Please be aware of cast spoilers for Donkey Kong Bananza below. Donkey...

Samdech Thipadei Receives Professor in the Department of International Relations at the University of Tokyo

Hits: 124 Created: 17 July 2025 Hits: 124 (Phnom Penh): Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet received a courtesy call by Shin Kawashima, Professor in the Department of International Relations at the University of Tokyo, on Thursday (Jul. 17) at the...

Tokyo: Man irked by Japan go-karting noise arrested for attempted arson

A Japanese man enraged by the noise of go-karting popular with foreign tourists was arrested Wednesday for trying to set fire to the motor vehicles, according to police and local media. Go-karting is a popular sight in Japan -- the birthplace of...

Japanese firms keen to invest in India's textiles sector: AEPC

This is a representative image. Huge opportunities are there to increase collaboration between Indian and Japanese firms in the textiles sector, and companies from Tokyo are keen to invest here, AEPC said on Wednesday. Apparel Export Promotion...

HSG Showcases Smart Manufacturing Power at MF-TOKYO 2025, Led by Akihiko Sugiyama

TOKYO, July 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — At MF-TOKYO 2025, HSG Laser made a strong impression with its latest intelligent manufacturing technologies. During the show, Taking center stage were two key solutions: the TP65S high-speed tube cutting machine...

City Market adds two restaurants bringing Japanese and Spanish dishes

Japanese researchers achieve 1,020,000,000 Mbps internet speeds over a 1,123 mile line, 3.5 million times faster than the average US connection and a hell of a lot quicker than mine

A team of researchers led by the (take a deep breath) Photonic Network Laboratory at the National Institute of Information and Communication Technology in Japan has announced a successful test of the world's first successful petabit-class internet...

Tokyo stocks end slightly lower before election, earnings season

This file photo shows the Tokyo Stock Exchange. (Mainichi) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks ended slightly lower after directionless trading Wednesday, as many investors took to the sidelines ahead of the House of Councillors election on the weekend...

Japanese material science company announces US HQ in Boston

Japanese Astellas Pharma expat imprisoned for espionage in China

BEIJING—A Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma Inc. who has been detained here by Chinese authorities on suspicion of espionage was sentenced on July 16 to three years and six months in prison. Kenji Kanasugi, the Japanese ambassador to China who...

Japanese businessman jailed in China for espionage sparks diplomatic tension

BEIJING: A Japanese businessman has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison by a Chinese court on espionage charges, further straining diplomatic ties between Tokyo and Beijing. The employee of pharmaceutical firm Astellas was detained...

Tokyo police arrest man for allegedly making 258 fake hotel reservations

Tokyo police have arrested a 28-year-old man for allegedly obstructing the operations of a local hotel by making fake reservations for 258 rooms for the same day. The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department arrested Sanuki Junki, a resident of Izumo...

Central Tokyo Condo Price Hits Record 130 M. Yen in 1st Half

Yomiuri Shimbun file photo Buildings in Tokyo are seen with Mt. Fuji in the background in March 2021. Jiji Press 16:33 JST, July 17, 2025 Tokyo, July 17 (Jiji Press)—The average unit price of new condominiums put up for sale in Tokyo’s densely...

Food Picks: Fresh saba and housemade kimchi at GG Japanese & Korean Cuisine

SINGAPORE – For honest cooking at pocket-friendly prices, GG Japanese & Korean Cuisine at T-Space in Tampines North is the place to be. Since opening in September 2024, co-owners Gao Zhi Feng and Jeff Gan, both 42, have insisted on fresh, robust...

Rakuten gets involved in Japanese gen AI initiative

In sum – what to know: Rakuten joins GENIAC Phase 3 – The company was selected for a government-backed program supporting generative AI R&D with compute access and collaboration. Focus on open-weight Japanese LLM – Rakuten aims to improve model...

Fukushima radioactive soil delivered to Japan PM office as safety demo

TOKYO: Bags of mildly radioactive soil from near the Fukushima nuclear plant were delivered to the Japanese prime minister’s office on Saturday in a government-led demonstration of its safety for reuse. The move comes as authorities seek to...