In their final warm-up game before the European Championships, Netherlands U21’s drew 0-0 against the Japanese Olympic side. In a week’s time, the Netherlands begin their Euro campaign against Belgium and Van de Looi organised a friendly against Japan in Austria. Van de Looi began with...
Demographic statistics released by the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare show that in 2022 there were 770,747 births in Japan, 20,875 fewer than the previous year. This was the first time since records began in 1899 that the figure has fallen below 800,000 and was the seventh...
As the international community grows increasingly concerned about the Tokyo Electric Power Company’s plan to dumb radioactive water into the Pacific, a lot of Japanese restaurants in China have already felt a chill from customers who want to avoid seafood from Japan. “Our...
Amid a flurry of diplomatic activity last week, New Zealand’s Labour-led government escalated its involvement in the US-led confrontation and preparations for war against China. On the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue, held in Singapore from June 10-12, NZ Defence Minister Andrew...
“Japan’s Contributions to the Sustainable Development of a Free and Open World” may not read like a particularly catchy subtitle for the long-awaited 2023 Development Cooperation Charter, announced last year, but it accurately conveys the core message of the new document right from...
