The Latest Breaking News from Japan

BCPG rolls out Komagane solar farm

SET-listed BCPG, the renewable power generation arm of energy conglomerate Bangchak Corporation, has commenced commercial operation of 25-megawatt Komagane solar farm in Japan where the company is expanding its clean energy profile.

Bangkok Post · Apr 6, 2022

AstraZeneca's Ultomiris Shows Sustained Improvements In Functional Activities In Neuromuscular Disease

AstraZeneca Plc (NASDAQ:AZN) shared new and prolonged follow-up results from the Phase 3 CHAMPION-MG trial open-label extension (OLE) of Ultomiris (ravulizumab-cwvz) in generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG). Ultomiris demonstrated long-term efficacy, with improvements in activities of daily living, muscle strength, and quality of life sustained through 60 weeks. Ultomiris was also well tolerated throughout…

Benzinga · Apr 6, 2022

Gary Player welcomed Hideki Matsuyama to Masters Club in Japanese and more from Tuesday’s Champions Dinner

“Hell, his English was better than half the people at my house after 10 o’clock," said 1979 winner Fuzzy Zoeller.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 6, 2022

Samu Kerevi seeking "England secrets" amid Eddie Jones' controversial Tokyo consultancy

Wallabies talent Samu Kerevi is enjoying life in Japan with Tokyo Sungoliath, where he's attempted to pick Eddie Jones' brains in an attempt to expose England's secrets

Daily Mirror · Apr 6, 2022

Australia and India thank Quad for new free trade deal

India and Australia’s trade ministers say a shared security partnership with the United States and Japan has helped them strike a trade deal that Australia hopes will reduce its dependence on exports to China

The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2022

Famed Directors Denounce Sexual Abuse in Japanese Filmmaking

A #MeToo crisis is raging in the Japanese film industry. A petition signed by top names, including Cannes’ Palme d’Or-winning Hirokazu Kore-eda, Cannes Jury Prize winner Koji Fukada and “Under the Sky” director Miwa Nishikawa, expresses outrage over sexual abuse. “These acts are unforgivable,” the statement said, calling for such…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 6, 2022

Avocado growers get support to access Japanese market as domestic prices fall

Growers in South Australia's Riverland are keen to develop trade with Japan knowing more trees are about to mature and avocado prices dived under a $1 in stores last year.

ABC News · Apr 6, 2022

'Tokyo Vice' HBO Max release date, time, plot, cast, and trailer for the crime thriller

Director Michael Mann returns to the crime scene with a ‘90s Japanese police drama

Inverse · Apr 6, 2022

Japanese Robot Can Peel Bananas Cleanly, Most of the Time

Robots in Japan are found on factory floors carrying out simple tasks or delivering food to restaurant patrons but researchers have now unveiled a robot capable of executing the delicate task of peeling a banana without squashing the fruit inside. While the dual-armed machine is only successful 57% of the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 6, 2022

Famed directors denounce sexual abuse in Japanese filmmaking

A #MeToo crisis is raging in the Japanese film industry

The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2022