Japan volunteer programme boosts Education 5.0

Tanyaradzwa Rusike The Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV) have made a significant contribution to Zimbabwe’s education sector, particularly in supporting the implementation of Education 5.0, which aims to promote innovation, industrialisation and …

China handed narrow 7-6 loss by Japan in World Curling Championship

China suffered a close 7-6 loss to Asian rivals Japan in their 10th round robin contest at the World Men's Curling Championship in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada. The showdown began with the two teams exchanging points, and the score was tied at 1-1 …

US, South Korea, Japan jointly express concern about China drills this week

The US Secretary of State and foreign ministers of Japan and South Korea yesterday released a joint statement to express concern over China’s military drills around Taiwan this week after a meeting in Belgium. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Japanese …

Doohan crashes, Piastri fastest in F1 practice in Japan

Orbán cabinet would like to take up a gigantic, EUR 10bn loan from the USA, Japan, China or Qatar

The 2026 general elections are approaching, and PM Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party are no longer leading the polls published by non-governmental pollsters. This is partly because of the struggling Hungarian economy and the frozen EU funds. To bypass …

Japan’s D Capital closes second PE fund at hard cap of $445m

Japanese private equity firm D Capital said it has racked up 67 billion yen (about $445 million) for its second buyout fund, which drew support from domestic and overseas investors. The Tokyo-based lower middle-market PE firm said D Capital II was …

SIRO brand comes to Japan with SIRO Roppongi in Tokyo

Kerzner International Holdings Limited (“Kerzner”)—an independent developer and operator of hospitality and residential properties—has recently announced their newest expansion into Japan with SIRO Roppongi, Tokyo. This follows the successful launches of …

Japan police arrest 111 in online child exploitation crackdown

Japan's National Police Agency said Friday that a nationwide crackdown targeting online child sexual exploitation was conducted in February and March, leading to the arrest of 111 people aged 14 to 68. The operation focused on offenses related to …

Ahead of his trip to Japan, Kimi Antonelli dedicated a day to karting alongside MotoGP icon Valentino Rossi.

Ahead of his trip to Japan, Kimi Antonelli dedicated a day to karting alongside MotoGP icon Valentino Rossi. Ahead of his trip to Japan, Kimi Antonelli dedicated a day to karting alongside MotoGP icon Valentino Rossi. Eurosport Italia reports that the 18- …

Japan’s job-quitting service gets four new customers on first day of work

Momuri is a Japanese business that offers assistance in quitting jobs. Most people, when hearing this at first, assume their clients must be a bunch of weak-willed people. However, when learning more about the situations some companies put employees in, it …