Japan

The office of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in western Hiroshima prefecture discovered mistakes in receipts linked to a campaign expenditure report on Thursday, November 24, after a magazine highlighted suspected violations of election funding laws. The claims are a further setback for the prime minister, who has seen three cabinet ministers resign in the past month and whose public …

SHEIN, a Chinese fashion eCommerce company, intends to create a permanent facility to complement its internet brand with a physical presence. A representative for SHEIN told Reuters that this location is the company’s first actual event space worldwide. This follows the opening of the brand’s first pop-up store in Japan earlier this year, as well as a temporary location in …

On Thursday, November 3, North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles, including a probable failed intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that prompted an alarm for inhabitants in regions of central and northern Japan to seek shelter. In spite of an earlier government warning that a missile had flown over Japan, Tokyo later stated that this was false. The missile may have been …

Wednesday, October 26th, the United States, Japan, and South Korea warned that a “unprecedented” response would be necessary if North Korea conducted a seventh nuclear bomb test. Washington and its allies believe North Korea may soon begin nuclear bomb tests for the first time since 2017; this would be the first time North Korea has conducted such tests since 2017. …

Authorities arrested Japanese gambling magnate Kazuo Okada upon his arrival in Manila on Monday, October 17, for grave coercion charges filed by former business partners and executives. On Monday early morning, the Philippine National Police Aviation Security Group apprehended Okada at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport following his arrival from Haneda, Japan. In May, the Metropolitan Trial Court of Paranaque …

This week, after more than two years of epidemic seclusion, Japan will reopen its doors to tourists. However, the country’s dreams for a tourism boom are hampered by shuttered shops and a lack of hospitality personnel. To prevent the spread of COVID-19, on Tuesday, October 11, Japan will reintroduce visa-free travel to dozens of nations, abolishing some of the world’s …

According to a report from Kyodo News in Japan on Thursday, October 6, a court in Myanmar, which is run by the military, has sentenced a Japanese documentary filmmaker to ten years in prison for violating sedition and communications rules. Toru Kubota, age 26, was detained in July at a demonstration in Yangon, the principal city of Myanmar. It was …

During the most recent edition of Paris Fashion Week, the ex-2NE1 idol and current resident krung-krung of the Philippines caused quite a commotion in the city of lights. Dara upped the ante with an array of costumes that spoke to her ecclectic sartorial range each and every time she made her presence known in at least 11 presentations. Do you …

According to reports from Kyodo News, Japan is getting ready to relax its admission rules in anticipation of the fall and winter seasons, also known as the months leading up to Christmas for Filipino tourists. This will involve removing the daily tourist arrival cap of 50,000, as well as the requirement that tourists purchase a tour package and obtain a …

It would appear that Japan is on the verge of ending its glorious isolation and ultimately opening its borders. The most important question is whether or not it can regain its affection for tourists from other countries. Following a string of border reopenings this year that were little more than PR stunts that promised more than they delivered, the big …