Wuhan Coronavirus Rings Economic Alarms
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the last half of January 2020.
Tag Archives: Malaysia
Japan Communist Party on China’s “Great Power Chauvinism”
Japan Communist Party Chair Kazuo Shii has presented his party’s views on China and the Chinese Communist Party as part of the 28th Party Congress held in Atami on January 14 to 18.
Japan-Backed Power Plant in Indonesia Caught Avoiding Taxes and Violating Rights
The Indonesian coal mining conglomerate Adaro Energy, which is allied with the Japanese companies J-Power, Itochu, as well as a number of public and private Japanese banks, has been avoiding local taxes for more than a decade, depriving the Indonesian government of about US$125 million in income from 2009 to 2017, and has even been accused of provoking human rights abuses in the country.
Mahathir Mohamad on the China Trade War and More
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad visited Tokyo in late May. The SNA filmed his press conference at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan. Below are key excerpts, including both the video and transcripts.
Denny Tamaki Wins Okinawa Gubernatorial Election
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on September 30, 2018.
Major Quake Hits Osaka
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on June 19, 2018.
Towards an Abe-Kim Summit
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on June 15, 2018.
Ruling Coalition Wins in Niigata
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on June 10, 2018.
Humanity on Full View at Scholarship Luncheon
The subject of art was central to the conversations at the College Women’s Association of Japan (CWAJ) luncheon at the Tokyo American Club on May 9.
Japan and the Northern Sea Route
Global warming is progressively creating a new reality that ships from East Asia, including Japan, might soon be regularly able to reach Europe more quickly via the shipping route that runs along Russia’s Arctic coast, from the Bering Strait in the east to the Kara Sea in the west, rather than using the conventional route via the Suez Canal.
