U.S. President Ronald Reagan, who happened to be a former actor, once said that it was unthinkable for a president not to be an actor. The intent of the comment reflected his understanding that a modern-day political leader is constantly faced by an audience – say, the media, and theContinue Reading
On Monday (Mar 24), Japanese magazine Josei Seven reported that Alice In Borderland star Kento Yamazaki, 30, and actress-model Suzu Hirose, 26, have split up. The two celebrities previously co-starred in the 2016 film Your Lie In April – a live-action adaptation of the hit manga of the same name. TheContinue Reading
Three winters from now, Japan’s snowy Myoko highlands will be home to a US$1.4 billion (S$1.87 billion) mega-resort built by a Singaporean fund, with hotels charging some US$1,350 a night. The project by Patience Capital Group (PCG) promises to create 1,000 jobs and spur winter tourism. But for many MyokoContinue Reading
China Coast Guard (CCG) patrol vessels entered the territorial waters of disputed islands located in the East China Sea between Japan and China on March 21, and stayed for a record 92 hours and 8 minutes, the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) announced on March 24. What is intriguing is theContinue Reading
Amid a tumultuous international situation, the foreign ministers of China, Japan and South Korea met in Tokyo for the 11th Trilateral Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on March 22. Notably, it was the first meeting of the three nations’ foreign ministers since 2023. U.S. President Donald Trump is upending long-standing alliances, whichContinue Reading
TOKYO: Japan, South Korea and China agreed Saturday (Mar 22) that peace on the Korean Peninsula was a shared responsibility, Seoul’s foreign minister said, in a meeting of the three countries’ top diplomats in which they pledged to promote cooperation. The talks followed a rare trilateral summit in May lastContinue Reading
TOKYO: Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba told China and South Korea’s top diplomats on Friday (Mar 21) that the three countries should engage in “pragmatic” diplomacy and dialogue, including on “issues of concern”. Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya will hold talks with his Chinese and South Korean counterparts in TokyoContinue Reading
TOKYO: Robots will begin moving sandbags that were used to absorb radiation-contaminated water after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster as soon as next week, a spokesman for the plant operator said on Friday (Mar 21). TEPCO, the operator of the stricken Japanese power plant, says the bags on underground floors ofContinue Reading
Late last year, when several thousand Okinawans protested the sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl by an American soldier stationed in their island prefecture, the People’s Daily, a major Chinese state media outlet, spun the story. Okinawans, it reported, were demanding a complete revision of the Japan-U.S. Status of ForcesContinue Reading
As China’s rise intensifies concerns about a potential invasion of Taiwan, North Korea’s nuclear arsenal – combined with its advancing missile capabilities – continues to pose a major regional challenge. Meanwhile, a second Trump administration in the United States could adopt a more isolationist stance, and the likelihood of closerContinue Reading
