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US sending dozens of new fighter jets to Japan bases in $10 billion force modernization
CNN via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 hours agoThe US military will send dozens of its newest fighter jets to Japan as part of a $10 billion...
Japan faces shortage of almost a million foreign workers in 2040, think tank says
Reuters via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 1 day agoJapan faces a shortage of almost one million foreign workers in 2040 if the government wants to...
Japan court orders government to pay damages for forced sterilizations under now-defunct eugenics...
CNN via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 day agoIn a landmark decision, Japan’s Supreme Court has ordered the government to pay damages to people...
Japan's top court rules forced sterilisation law unconstitutional
AFP News via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 days agoJapan's top court ruled on Wednesday that a defunct eugenics law under which thousands of people...
Japan declares victory in 'war' on floppy disks
BBC via Yahoo News Singapore· 20 hours agoFloppy disks fell out of fashion in the 1990s as more efficient storage solutions were invented [Getty Images] It's taken until 2024, but Japan has...
How Japan’s newest yen note came from the Nepali mountains
CNN Business via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 2 days agoBanks across Japan began stocking their ATMs on Wednesday with shiny new yen notes sourced from an...
Asian markets down as traders await US jobs report
AFP News via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 1 hour agoAsian markets were largely down on Friday, a day after Tokyo's indexes hit record highs, with traders preparing for a key US jobs report.Investor...
Japan downgrades Q1 GDP on construction data corrections
Reuters via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 4 days agoTOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's economy shrank more than initially reported in the first quarter, the ...
Japan's top court orders government to compensate disabled people who were forcibly sterilized
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 days agoAn estimated 25,000 people were sterilized between the 1950s and 1970s without consent to “prevent...
Japan household spending unexpectedly falls, clouds BOJ rate path
Reuters via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 9 hours agoMany analysts expect consumption to rebound in coming months as big wage hikes offered by companies...