10-09-2018 21:08
After going from goofball to Grand Slam champion, Naomi Osaka can follow her historic US Open triumph by becoming Japan's first world number one, predicts Japanese tennis great Kimiko Date.
06-09-2018 16:17
A total of 4,115 Toyota Prius cars in Singapore are affected by the Japanese carmaker's global safety recall due to an issue with the engine wire harness which can pose a fire risk.
06-09-2018 16:03
Japan has announced for the first time that a worker at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant has died after being exposed to radiation, Japanese media reported.
30-08-2018 09:35
Japan’s Sojitz Corporation has become the newest aggressive buyer in Vietnam’s mergers and acquisitions scene, with a planned stake acquisition in PAN Group, reflecting Japanese investors’ quest to take over major Vietnamese companies before their Asian peers can.
28-08-2018 12:21
The Japanese government Tuesday (Aug 28) apologised for routinely overstating the number of disabled people it employed to meet legal quotas in a "highly regrettable" scandal.
27-08-2018 16:08
The southern province of Dong Nai plans to target Japanese, South Korean, Germany and Australian tourists for its tourism marketing strategy in the 2018-20 period.
27-08-2018 13:29
Asia Pile Holding, through its member Phan Vu Investment Corporation, will purchase 20.91 million of FCM stocks, equivalent to 51 per cent of Fecon Mining JSC, the largest pre-stressed concrete pile producer in the north of Vietnam.
25-08-2018 11:21
Representatives from 65 Japanese and Hanoi firms joined a programme to promote tourism in the capital Vietnamese city on August 24.
13-08-2018 16:16
The Eight Four Collective, an innovative hospitality group bringing Japanese-inspired concepts to Vietnam, had recently announced the launch of their flagship project, Renkon.
03-08-2018 15:00
Japanese investors are increasingly striking up deals with Vietnamese partners to unlock new business opportunities.
03-08-2018 08:00
The increasing trade friction between the US and China will likely prompt more South Korean and Japanese firms to come to Vietnam and use Vietnam, instead of China, as a key market to produce and export their products to the US.
31-07-2018 08:46
Japanese researchers on Monday (Jul 30) announced the world's first human trial using a kind of stem cell to treat Parkinson's disease, building on earlier animal trials.
27-07-2018 14:44
A powerful typhoon is on track to batter parts of western Japan that were hit earlier this month by devastating flooding and landslides, Japanese officials warned on Friday.
25-07-2018 16:00
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has upheld a decision to impose inspections on Mumuso Vietnam, signalling the first step in handling the selling of Chinese goods under South Korean and Japanese brands in some store chains across the country.
25-07-2018 14:24
Kyoei Steel is working hard to buy Vietnam Italy Steel (VIS) shares while VIS is operating at a loss, raising the question - what does the Japanese steel producer expect to gain from a loss-making firm?