Leukaemia survivor Rikako Ikee will compete for Japan in the 100m butterfly at the Paris Olympics after missing out on an individual place at the Tokyo Games three years ago. Three-time world champion Daiya Seto will swim the men's individual medley after Japan's 27-member team for the Paris Games was announced
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‘Frustration’ to drive Japan in North Korea World Cup qualifiers
Japan will be motivated by the "frustration" of their Asian Cup flop when they face North Korea in a World Cup qualifying double-header, coach Hajime Moriyasu said Wednesday. The pre-tournament favourites and four-time champions exited the Asian Cup in the quarter-finals last month after losing 2-1 to Iran. Unconvincing in their three
Japan inflation falls to 2% in January
Japanese consumer inflation slowed for the third straight month to 2.0 percent in January, government data showed Tuesday. The reading will likely stoke speculation that the Bank of Japan might soon move away from negative interest rates and its tight grip on bond yields. The year-on-year rise in prices in the world's
Japan grants $2.7mn to IOM for Rohingya refugees
The Japanese government has decided to provide the International Organization for Migration (IOM) with USD 2.7 million in assistance for the Rohingyas and host communities in Cox’s Bazar. The aid is for the implementation of WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene), disaster risk reduction, shelter upgrade, site management and site development and
Germany overtakes Japan as third-biggest economy
Once forecast to become the world's biggest economy, Japan slipped below Germany last year to fourth place, official data showed Thursday, although India is projected to leapfrog both later this decade. Despite growing 1.9 percent, Japan's nominal 2023 gross domestic product in dollar terms was $4.2 trillion, government data showed, compared
New Year quake damage could cost $17 billion: Japan
The cost of the damage wreaked by a huge New Year's Day earthquake that killed at least 236 people in central Japan could reach $17.6 billion, a government official said Friday. The magnitude-7.5 earthquake and its aftershocks devastated parts of Ishikawa prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast, toppling buildings, ripping
Japan will continue to stand by Rohingya: Ambassador
Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Iwama Kiminori has said Japan will continue to stand by the Rohingya and work towards their voluntary, safe, dignified and sustainable returns to Myanmar and also assist Bangladesh and the host community. "As the crisis is turning into its sixth year, it is essential to keep the
Japan to provide $1,500m for Matarbari power plant
Japan will provide 217,556 million Japanese Yen (JPY) (approximately $1,500 million) more in 7th tranche under the 44th Japanese Loan Package (2nd batch) for the Matarbari Ultra Super Critical Coal-Fired Power Project. Under the project, 'Exchange of Notes' and 'Loan Agreement' for 7th tranche of Matarbari Ultra Super Critical Coal-fired Power
Bangladesh to allocate more space for Japanese industries: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh HasinaTuesday said that Bangladesh will allocate more space to Japan in export processing zones (EPZs) for setting up industries if they want. The premier said this as a Japanese delegation informed her that many companies of their country are interested to invest in Bangladesh. Sheikh Hasina said, "Bangladesh has
China’s anger at Japan is fuelled by disinformation
Rocks thrown at schools, threats of a boycott and hundreds of hostile phone calls - these are just some of the ways Chinese people have shown their displeasure with Japan in recent weeks. The catalyst? Japan's release of treated waste water from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea. Scientists largely