Japan’s economy shrinks for first time in a year before tariff jolt

Japan’s economy shrank for the first time in a year, illustrating its vulnerability even before sustaining the impact of US President Donald Trump’s tariff measures. Gross domestic product adjusted for inflation contracted by 0.7% in the first three months …

Japan – MHI Thermal Systems Receives JSRAE Technology Award

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems, Ltd. (MHI Thermal Systems), a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has received the 52nd (2024) Technology Award(Note1) from the Japan Society of Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (JSRAE) …

Japan Ex-PM Abe Murder Defendant Plans to Admit Intent to Kill; Defense to Not Challenge Ability to Bear Criminal ...

Yomiuri Shimbun file photo Tetsuya Yamagami is seized in Nara on July 8, 2022. The Yomiuri Shimbun 16:51 JST, May 16, 2025 The man indicted over the murder of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to admit his intent to kill at the Nara District …

Japan's economy suffers first quarterly contraction in a year

Shrinking economy The economy shrank by 0.2 percent on a quarterly basis, exceeding expectations. This downturn poses a challenge for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ahead of the parliamentary elections in July, as voters are already frustrated with rising …

History Today: How Japan’s Tabei Junko became first woman to conquer Mount Everest

On May 16, 1975, Tabei Junko from Japan, along with Ang Tsering from Nepal, became the first woman to reach the top of Mount Everest. A few days before the achievement, Tabei and four other climbers were caught in an avalanche and buried in snow. No one …

Sakurajima volcano (Kyushu, Japan): continuing dense ash emissions

Fri, 16 May 2025, 05:39 | BY: MARTIN Abundant ash emissions from Sakurajima on 15 May (image: TomomiKagoshima) The explosive eruption at the volcano goes on. On 15 May, the volcano produced frequent ash emissions from the summit crater that lasted several …

Japan to ease 1-year buyback rule for stockpiled rice

The agriculture ministry Thursday decided to ease a key bidding rule for government-stockpiled rice that requires a buyback within a year, in a bid to promote the circulation of such rice in the market. The government has held three auctions to sell …

Japan's quarterly GDP shrinks for first time in a year

Japan's economy contracted by 0.2% between January and March, the first quarterly drop in a year, according to cabinet office data released today. The world's fourth-largest economy is trying to negotiate relief from punishing US trade tariffs as …

Japan's TDK accelerates launch of next-generation battery

TOKYO :Electronic components manufacturer TDK Corp is accelerating the launch of its next-generation silicon anode batteries, with preparations running ahead of schedule and demand from smartphone makers. Apple-supplier TDK was due to start shipping the …

BREAKING NEWS: Japan's economy contracts annualized real 0.7% in Jan.-March