Myanmar military offensive targets land for Russia-backed port project
Myanmar’s military has deployed hundreds of troops to forcibly clear areas marked for a Russia-backed…
Kyoto’s Meiji-era mansion opens a private tearoom with stained glass for just one day
A rare East-meets-West tea ceremony in a seldom seen tearoom. A country’s culture is often…
Fujifilm expands key chip material output to capture AI demand
Fujifilm Holdings is expanding production of key materials used in advanced semiconductor manufacturing to capitalize…
Russian strikes leave Ukraine farmers with piles of unsold grain
More than four years ago, Ravil Dzhamally fled his farm in Ukraine’s Kherson region after…
The Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil activists convicted in national security trial
HONG KONG – A Hong Kong court found two pro-democracy activists who organized annual vigils…
DPP challenger faces uphill battle against incumbent Tamaki in leadership race
The opposition Democratic Party for the People will kick off a two-week leadership race on…
Fire at Shizuoka shipyard leaves one dead, nine sent to hospital
SHIZUOKA – One person died in a fire that broke out at a shipyard in…
Facial recognition technology coming into wider use in Japan
Services using facial recognition technology are expanding in Japan, allowing, for example, touchless or ticketless…
Taiwan, Japan and U.S. encouraged to cooperate more on tech
The United States, Taiwan and Japan need to work more closely together in developing and…
