- June 30th, 2025
In a pivotal vote scheduled for Monday afternoon, Japan’s parliament is expected to re-elect Shigeru Ishiba as prime minister, even as the political landscape appears increasingly complex following a recent election setback. Ishiba’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and coalition partner...
Australia Narrows Down Bidders for $11 Billion Frigate Contract in Indo-Pacific Defense Push Australia has shortlisted two international defense giants for its ambitious AUD $11 billion (USD $7.24 billion) General Purpose Frigate (GPF) contract. The contract, part of Australia’s Project...
Asian equities saw a broad rally Friday, with stocks across Australia, Japan, South Korea, and China all advancing in response to a strong performance across US markets and a recent interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve. Following the Fed’s...
Japan’s arduous journey to decommission the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, a robotic device has successfully extracted a small piece of radioactive debris from the reactor site, the plant's operator TEPCO (Tokyo Electric Power Company) confirmed on Thursday, November 7. This...
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is actively pursuing a meeting with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, planning a possible stopover in the United States following the upcoming G20 summit in Brazil, according to four individuals with knowledge of the arrangement. The...
Japanese workers experienced their most substantial base salary increase in over three decades, strengthening the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) position that the nation’s economy remains on a recovery track. This momentum has prompted further speculation that the BOJ may increase...
Japan is set to launch an ambitious “conveyor belt road” project that could revolutionize cargo transportation between its capital, Tokyo, and Osaka. Six decades after Japan’s pioneering bullet train first bridged this bustling corridor, this latest innovation promises to alleviate...
Japan’s iconic Mount Fuji has finally received its first snowfall of the season, marking the end of the mountain’s longest snow-free streak in recorded history. On Wednesday, November 6, photographs shared by local authorities and residents confirmed a thin layer...
The Korean Peninsula, Kim Yo-jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, asserted that military exercises conducted by the United States, Japan, and South Korea necessitate North Korea’s continued nuclear development. Her remarks were disseminated by North Korea's...
World’s First Wooden Satellite Launched into Space, Paving the Way for Timber-Based Space Technology
The world’s first wooden satellite, LignoSat, was launched into space on November 5. Developed by a team of researchers from Japan’s Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry, LignoSat aims to demonstrate the potential of timber as a material for space missions...
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