After a three-year suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic, the high-speed boat service between South Korea\’s port city of Busan and Tsushima, the Japanese island closest to the Korean Peninsula, has resumed on Saturday. The route is operated by two South Korean operators, mainly on weekends, with the number of passengers limited to 100 per […]
After a three-year suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic, the high-speed boat service between South Korea\’s port city of Busan and Tsushima, the Japanese island closest to the Korean Peninsula, has resumed on Saturday. The route is operated by two South Korean operators, mainly on weekends, with the number of passengers limited to 100 per […]
After a three-year suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic, the high-speed boat service between South Korea\’s port city of Busan and Tsushima, the Japanese island closest to the Korean Peninsula, has resumed on Saturday. The route is operated by two South Korean operators, mainly on weekends, with the number of passengers limited to 100 per […]
After a three-year suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic, the high-speed boat service between South Korea\’s port city of Busan and Tsushima, the Japanese island closest to the Korean Peninsula, has resumed on Saturday. The route is operated by two South Korean operators, mainly on weekends, with the number of passengers limited to 100 per […]
Kazuhito Sakae is a key figure in the rise of women\’s wrestling in Japan and has recently resumed his coaching career after quitting his national team and university duties due to his abusive training methods. Kaori Icho, winner of four straight Olympic golds, was one of the victims of Sakae\’s harassment and it eventually led […]
A century-old traditional inn in southwestern Japan, Daimaru Besso, has been found to have violated public bath house regulations. The inn, which boasts of having hosted Emperor Hirohito in the past, had only been changing its hot spring bathwater twice yearly, leading to legionella bacteria levels as much as 3,700 times over standard limits. In […]
Core consumer prices in Japan rose 4.2 percent in January from a year earlier, the fastest pace since 1981, due to higher energy and food prices. Excluding volatile fresh food items, the core consumer price index was above the Bank of Japan\’s 2 percent inflation target for the 10th straight month. The impact of further […]
Kazuo Ueda, the nominee for Bank of Japan governor, believes that current monetary policy is appropriate and will continue to maintain monetary easing to support the economy. Ueda also expressed hope to work closely with the government in guiding policy to reach the BOJ\’s 2 percent inflation target. Follow my Facebook group for more updates […]
As G-7 chair, Japan is taking the lead in global support for Ukraine, one year after Russia\’s invasion. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has imposed tough sanctions on Russia, and provided financial aid and humanitarian and medical supplies. Japan cannot provide weapons due to its pacifist Constitution, so it is focusing on nonmilitary support such as […]
Canada Soccer Women\’s National Team had a disappointing finish at the SheBelieves Cup, losing 3-0 to Japan. Despite the loss, the team showed solidarity by wearing shirts with the words \”Enough is Enough\” and posing for the pre-match photo as a group instead of just the starting 11. The team is currently in a labour […]