THE nation’s koi breeders lost their biggest export market after China did not renew the licences it had awarded to numerous farms there. The last of the licences expired in October, and Chinese authorities did not offer an explanation over the non-renewals, according to media reports. In the past, China had awarded licences – valid for three...
TOKYO: Visitors from around the world have been flocking to a small two-storey building in Sakai city, about a 30-minute train ride from Osaka. According to Nikkei Asia, many of those who turn up at the Sakai Traditional Crafts Museum visit for one thing: its showroom, which features hundreds of chef’s knives made famous by the...
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia has commended Japan’s stand for humanitarian assistance to be allowed into Gaza, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister said Malaysia also appreciated Japan’s position on the illegal settlement by Israel into Palestine and the need for peace in the region. “Although there are differences in emphasis between Malaysia and Japan on the issue,...
STOCKHOLM (AFP): The tritium concentration in wastewater being released from Japan's stricken Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant is under expected levels and poses no risk to the population, the head of the UN atomic watchdog said on Tuesday (Aug 29). "So far we have been able to confirm that the first releases of these waters do not contain...
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's industry minister said on Wednesday the government had no plan to substantially boost funds aimed at helping the fishing industry hit by reputation damage from the release of treated water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant. The government currently has two such funds worth 80 billion yen ($547 million). ($1 = 146.1700...
Fujisaki Nagi recently revealed that she's a mum on a Japanese talk show to the surprise of everyone. In fact, many people say she looks more like “an older sister looking after her younger siblings”. Japanese idol Fujisaki Nagi, 23, who is one half of the J-pop duo Saishu Mirai Shoujou, is well-known for her beauty. In fact, her...
NAMIE, Japan (AFP): Japan began releasing wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday (Aug 24) despite angry opposition from China and local fishermen. The start of the discharge of around 540 Olympic swimming pools' worth of water over several decades is a big step in decommissioning the still highly dangerous...
For Jae, who relocated to a small city outside of Tokyo two weeks ago, having job satisfaction is a good trade-off. Though there's also the "serious culture shock". No part of this story can be reproduced without permission from 8days.sg. If you follow Jae Liew on Instagram, you’d know the actress, who starred in English dramas Tanglin and Derek 2, is a Japanophile. She...
Do you agree with him? The controversial star was asked to rank popular holiday destinations in Asia in terms of food, sightseeing, traffic, safety and friendliness of the people. If you didn’t know, Malaysian star Namewee, 40, known for his outspokenness and controversial social commentaries, has a YouTube channel with a name that would make our mums smack us for saying...
Japanese subtitler and interpreter Natsuko Toda is known as ‘Japan’s Most Famous Film Translator’ and the country's 'Subtitle Queen' having translated and subtitled hundreds of English-language films into Japanese since 1970. She was later asked to help interpret for foreign movie stars whenever they visited Japan for promotional activities. A particular Hollywood star she’s worked with multiple...
