Japan's Ruling Coalition Loses Upper House Majority
HEADLINES Tokyo, July 21 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s ruling coalition lost its majority in Sunday’s election for the House of Councillors,...
47 Pct Turn to Social Media, Videos for Voting Decisions: Exit Poll
HEADLINES Tokyo, July 21 (Jiji Press)–A Jiji Press exit poll has found that 46.9 pct of respondents turned to social media and video-sharing...
Japan PM Ishiba Reiterates Intent to Stay in Office
HEADLINES Tokyo, July 21 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, president of the Liberal Democratic Party, on Monday reiterated his intent to remain...
Ex&Residents of Japan&Claimed Isles Hold Memorial at Sea
HEADLINES Sapporo, July 21 (Jiji Press)–Former residents of Russian-held islands claimed by Japan have held a memorial service at sea for their ancestors...
Nissan Eyes Supplying Vehicles to Honda in U.S.
HEADLINES Tokyo, July 11 (Jiji Press)–Nissan Motor Co. is considering supplying vehicles produced at its U.S. factory to Honda Motor Co., in an...
Interior of New Cruise Ship Asuka III Shown to Press
HEADLINES Yokohama, July 12 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s NYK Cruises Co. showed the interior of the Asuka III, its first newly built cruise ship in...
Japan MSDF, U.S., Australian Navies to Enhance Logistics Cooperation
HEADLINES Sydney, July 12 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force and the U.S. and Australian navies have agreed to strengthen their cooperation for underway...
Noto Assemblies Urge Tsuruho to Step Down over Quake Gaffe
HEADLINES Kanazawa, Ishikawa Pref., July 12 (Jiji Press)–The assemblies of four municipalities on the Noto Peninsula have demanded that ruling party lawmaker Yosuke...
US tax to cut PHL remittance growth
THE UNITED STATES’ remittance tax could trim the Philippines’ remittance growth by 0.5 percentage point (ppt), the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said.https://www.bworldonline.com/top-stories/2024/08/30/616982/govt-raises-2-5b-from-global-bonds/...
PHL eyes zero tariffs on some US goods
THE PHILIPPINES is open to lowering duties on selected imports from the US to zero as part of tariff negotiations with Washington, Finance...