Japan unveils chip equipment export controls
TOKYO—Japan on Friday unveiled planned export controls on 23 items used to make semiconductors, following US pressure for countries to ...
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People walk past cherry blossoms in full bloom over a river in Tokyo on March 29, 2023.
Read moreUS, Japan reach deal on critical EV battery minerals
WASHINGTON—The United States and Japan have reached an agreement on trade in minerals that are key to electric vehicle batteries, ...
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‘Don’t blame women’: Japan’s birth drive sparks online debate
Japan’s government has made tackling its falling birth rate a top priority, but with few women involved in official debate ...
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Japan’s inflation eased in February from 4-decade high
Tokyo—Japan’s consumer prices rose 3.1 percent in February from a year earlier, slowing from the four-decade highs seen in previous ...
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New ‘glass-like’ orchid species discovered in Japan
A new species of orchid with delicate, glass-like blooms has been discovered by Japanese scientists, who found the pink and ...
Read moreSokor moves to ‘normalize’ military pact with Japan
South Korea will fully implement a key military intelligence-sharing pact with Japan, a defense ministry official told AFP on Saturday, ...
Read moreJapan ends export curbs on Seoul as Yoon visits
TOKYO—Japan will end export controls on materials for semiconductors destined for South Korea, and Seoul will withdraw a complaint filed ...
Read moreJapan expels YouTuber MP who never came to work
A celebrity gossip YouTuber-turned-lawmaker became the first MP expelled by Japan’s parliament in over 70 years Wednesday, having not shown ...
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Study: PH, Japan have $49-b untapped trade potential
A study by the International Trade Center showed an untapped trade potential of $49 billion between the Philippines and Japan. ...
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Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.