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Japan provides $3.2M in assistance to Rohingyas
Japan government has provided the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) with $3.2 million in assistance for disaster risk reduction as well as the construction and renovation of shelters for Rohingyas in Bangladesh. The support also aims to reduce protection threats and vulnerabilities...
Japan to continue supporting Bangladesh’s reforms
Japan will support Bangladeshs ongoing reform, and its investors would continue to stay beside Bangladesh to help boost the countrys economy. Outgoing Japanese ambassador to Bangladesh Iwama Kiminori said as he paid the farewell call on Chief Adviser Prof. Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House...
US, Japan, Philippines hold trilateral maritime dialogue in Tokyo
The United States, Japan, and the Philippines convened the inaugural Trilateral Maritime Dialogue in Tokyo on Tuesday, marking a significant step in their collaborative efforts to bolster maritime security in the Indo-Pacific region, according to a statement. The dialogue follows the April...
Japan's A-bomb survivors: from discrimination to a Nobel
Survivors of the US atomic bombings of Japan will receive the Nobel Peace Prize on Tuesday but, after years of anti-nuclear campaigning and showing the world their scars, they still retain the painful memories of the discrimination they have faced. After the 1945 US bombings of Hiroshima and...
ADB commits $24.3 million for solar power plant in Mymensingh
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a financing package worth $24.3 million with Muktagacha Solartech Energy Limited (MSEL) to establish a grid-connected solar photovoltaic power plant in Mymensingh. As the sole mandated lead arranger, the Manila-based financial institution took charge...
FICCI seminar focuses on Japan-Bangladesh FDI and economic growth
The Foreign Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), in collaboration with JETRO, JCIAD, and HSBC Bangladesh hosted a seminar titled Japan-Bangladesh Collaboration: Enhancing FDI Economic Partnership at The Sheraton Dhaka on Tuesday. The event aimed to strengthen economic ties...
Japanese rocket engine explodes during a test, no injuries are reported
An engine for a new small Japanese rocket reportedly burst into flames Tuesday during a combustion test. The fire, which was followed by an explosion and plumes of white smoke, followed an explosion last year by the same Epsilon S engine during a test, Japans Kyodo news agency reported. There...
Nahid urges young IT talents to build up expertise
Post, telecommunication and information adviser Nahid Islam has urged youth to gather more expertise on IT, reports UNB. He made the appeal on Monday during a meeting with Japanese ambassador Iwama Kiminori at the ICT Tower in Agargaon. The adviser highlighted that Bangladeshs youth are...
Surrealism, cafes and lots (and lots) of cats: why Japanese fiction is booming
Anyone who has beenin a bookshop in the last few years will have noticed that Japanese fiction is experiencing an extraordinary boom. In 2022, figures from Nielsen BookScan showed that Japanese fiction represented 25% of all translated fiction sales in the UK. The dominance is even more striking...
Japan to monitor China's military activity after Beijing acknowledges airspace violation
Japanese officials announced on Wednesday that they will closely monitor Chinas military activity to ensure Beijing follows through on its commitment to prevent future violations of Japans airspace. This follows Chinas explanation that a Chinese Y-9 reconnaissance aircraft unintentionally entered...
WHO grants emergency use listing for LC16m8 Mpox vaccine
The World Health Organization (WHO) has added the LC16m8 mpox vaccine to its Emergency Use Listing (EUL), marking it as the second mpox vaccine to receive this designation following the declaration of mpox as a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) on August 14, 2024....
Japanese troops to regularly deploy in Australia
Japanesetroops will regularly deplto northern Australia, said AustralianDefense Minister Richard Marles on Sunday. About 2,000 U.S. Marines are stationed in Darwin, the capital of the Northern Territory, for six months each year. Thedeployment is in response to growing worries among...
Japan rejects reactor
Japans nuclear watchdog on Wednesday formally denied the restart of a reactor in the north-central region, marking the first rejection under safety standards strengthened after the 2011 Fukushima disaster. The decision poses a setback to Japans efforts to accelerate the resumption of nuclear...
Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba re-elected
Japans parliament reelected Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday after his governing coalition suffered the worst election loss in more than a decade. Ishibas ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior partner Komeito together lost their majority in the 465-seat Lower House, the more...
Japan's record number of women MPs still minority
Saria Hino takes her seat on Monday as one of a record number of women in Japans parliament, but while campaigning ahead of the recent election, she faced discriminatory words from a voter, reports AFP. The voter asked her, Whos looking after your children? The mother-of-four child was among...
50 countries warn UN of ransomware attacks on hospitals
The World Health Organization (WHO) and some 50 countries have issued a warning at the United Nations about the rise of ransomware attacks against hospitals, reports AFP. Countries and WHO issued the warning on Friday, where the United States specifically blamed Russia for the potential attack....
Japan vows military ties with US as regional tension rises
Japans prime minister Shigeru Ishiba renewed a pledge on Saturday to build up his countrys military and deepen its alliance with the United States under President-elect Donald Trump, reports AP. Ishiba, who made the comments at an annual troop review held at Camp Asaka in the Tokyo suburbs, said...
Japan launches world's first wooden satellite into space
Researchers from Japan launched the first wooden satellite into space, in an early test of using timber in lunar and Mars exploration on Tuesday. LignoSat, created by Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry, will be launched on a SpaceX mission to the International Space Station, from where it...
North Korea fires missiles toward the sea ahead of US election
South Korean military said that North Korea on Tuesday fired barrage of short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern sea, reports UNB. The military said that the country continued its weapons demonstrations hours before the US presidential election. South Koreas Joint Chiefs of Staff...
Japanese nuclear reactor restarts after 13 years, then shuts down again
A Japanese nuclear reactor, which restarted last week for the first time in over 13 years after surviving a devastating earthquake and tsunami in 2011 that severely impacted the nearby Fukushima plant, was shut down again on Monday due to an equipment issue, according to its operator. The No. 2...
US nuclear bomber joins air drill with S. Korea, Japan
South Korean military said that the country along with, the Japan, and the United States on Sunday conducted a joint air drill involving a nuclear-capable bomber, repots BSS. It conducted the air drill in response to North Koreas latest long-range missile test, the military statement furthered....
Japan’s average temperature for October hits 126-year record high
The Japan Meteorological Agency announced on November 1 that the average temperature for October was the highest recorded since 1898, the year when similar data collection started. Average October temperatures at 15 locations across Japan were 2.21C higher than the average recorded over nearly...
Japan urges 200,000 people to evacuate due to landslide and flood risks
Authorities in western Japan have urged nearly 200,000 people to evacuate due to the risk of landslides and floods caused by the remnants of a tropical storm. The Japan Meteorological Agency said warm, moist air... was causing heavy rainfall with thunderstorms in western Japan partly due to...
Abu Shahed Emon gains international acclaim with Japanese short film
Bangladeshi filmmaker Abu Shahed Emon is making his mark in Japans cinematic landscape, directing the Japanese-language short film Tenement of Secret Talk and contributing to the global recognition to Bangladeshs film industry on an international stage. Emon created Tenement of Secret Talk as...
Record women elected in Japan, but gender gap remains
A record number of women were elected to Japans House of Representatives, according to projections on Monday, but at less than 16 percent they remain a minority. Public broadcaster NHK projected that women had won 73 of 465 lower house seats up for grabs, figures expected to be confirmed in...
Political uncertainty in Japan as ruling coalition loses majority
In a crucial parliamentary election on Sunday, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishibas ruling coalition lost its majority in the 465-seat lower house, reflecting voter anger over extensive financial scandals within the governing party. Ishibas Liberal Democratic Party remains the top party in...
G7 finalize $50bn Ukraine loan backed by Russian assets
G7 leaders have finalized details surrounding a US $50 billion loan to aid Kyiv, backed by profits from Russian sovereign assets frozen after its invasion of Ukraine, according to a statement released Friday, reports BSS. Leaders of the Group of Seven United States, United Kingdom, Canada,...
Japan signs $3.3m partnership with UNFPA to help Rohingya
Japan government announced US$3.3 million support for Rohingya refugee with the aim to empower Rohingya refugee women and girls as well as the host communities in Bangladesh. The announcement came after an epoch-making partnership with The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the...