2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (187+ words) Japan’s latest science and technology strategy makes national security a central pillar of research and innovation policy. The challenge now is to harness science, innovation and security without... Japan’s latest science and technology strategy makes national security a…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (130+ words) The Japan Times From a rundown office tower in Singapore’s main shopping district, Indonesia’s wealthiest family has been quietly doing something it rarely does: investing money abroad as Southeast Asia’s largest economy loses momentum....

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (287+ words) Jakarta – An eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Anak Krakatau caused the suspension of hundreds of flights at Jakarta’s main airport on Sunday after some school activities and fishing were halted. Soekarno-Hatta International Airport posted ​on Instagram that it had suspended flight…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (1401+ words) Sendai – It was January 2021 in Sendai, and the city was in a deep winter freeze. A woman, in her 50s and out of work, had her water services shut off due to late payments, as well as her gas. Unable to…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (140+ words) Active faults in and around the Kinki region could trigger an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 or larger with a 50-60% probability within the next 30 years, a government panel has said. Chance of huge quake hitting western Japan in the next…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (262+ words) The Defense Ministry on Friday announced that it had signed an agreement with Nippon Steel to acquire the company’s former Setouchi Works site in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, as part of a plan to develop it into a “multifunctional integrated defense…...