Japan has adopted a new policy promoting greater use of nuclear energy in a major reversal of the phase-out plan that was established following the Fukushima disaster. Faced with fuel shortages and rising energy prices, […]
Gold prices rose above the key $1,800 level on Tuesday as the US dollar dropped after the Bank of Japan’s surprise policy tweak, while markets continue to weigh the outlook for the Federal Reserve’s interest […]
After having virtually no military to speak of since WWII, Japan on Friday unveiled a $320 billion plan that will allow the largely pacifist nation to strike China or other regional foes, and will ready […]
Video Duration 25 minutes 25 seconds 25:25 From: Inside Story Japan says the strategic challenge posed by China is the biggest it has ever faced. Besides Beijing, Japan has two other nuclear-armed neighbours: North Korea […]
The Biden administration is looking at funding roughly a dozen mineral projects overseas in a bid for more resources used in lower-carbon technologies. Why it matters: Supporting more mining overseas could ease a raw material squeeze […]
Capital Economics says Japan, the third-largest economy in the world, is likely to enter a recession next year. The warning came in an interview with CNBC Tuesday, as the nation’s inflation rate hit the highest […]
TOKYO, Dec 5 (Reuters) – Japan implemented a price cap on Russian crude oil from Monday, but crude oil imported from the Sakhalin-2 plant will be excluded, the government said in a statement. The decision […]
Despite only until recently having no military to speak of at all based on post-WWII disarmament, Japan’s defense ministry is hinting that it could soon equip its submarines with long range missiles, regional media reported […]
The United States’ 92 nuclear reactors currently in operation have a mean age of 41.6 years, the third oldest in the world. The only nuclear fleets that are older are those of Switzerland (46.3 years) […]
Japan‘s internal affairs minister has resigned in connection with a funding scandal, becoming the third cabinet member to leave in less than a month in a severe blow to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s already shaky […]
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