Japan ile ilgili hikayeler

• Japan's birth rate: The number of babies born in Japan last year fell to the lowest level since records began 125 years ago as the country’s demographic crisis deepens and government efforts to reverse the decline continue to fail. By the numbers: Japan recorded 720,988 births in 2024, according to preliminary government figures published on Thursday. The number has declined for nine straight years and appears to be largely unaffected by financial and other govern...Devamını Oku

03 Mar 2025

• North Korea denuclearization: Japan, South Korea, and the US reaffirmed their commitment to the "complete denuclearization" of North Korea, as outlined in UN Security Council resolutions. They issued a strong warning against any provocations and pledged to uphold and tighten sanctions on North Korea, which remains diplomatically and economically isolated while continuing to expand its nuclear capabilities.

24 Şub 2025

• Japan and Vision 2030: Japan’s Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, Matsumoto Hisashi, recently visited Riyadh to discuss strengthening ties with Saudi Arabia, particularly under the kingdom's “Vision 2030” economic transformation plan. Big picture: As part of its strategy to attract global investment and improve its image, Saudi Arabia has increasingly turned to sports, securing the 2034 FIFA World Cup and investing heavily in events like Formula 1 an...Devamını Oku

27 Oca 2025

• Oldest person dies: Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman recognized as the world's oldest person by Guinness World Records, has died aged 116. Highlight: As of 2024 September, Japan counted more than 95,000 people who were 100 or older - 88% of whom were women. Of the country's 124 million people, nearly a third are 65 or older.

06 Oca 2025

• South China Sea: The Philippines, held maritime drills with the United States and Japan inside its exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea, two days after a maritime confrontation with Beijing around a disputed shoal.

09 Ara 2024

• Less work more children: Tokyo is addressing Japan’s record-low fertility rate by introducing a four-day workweek for its 160,000 metropolitan government employees, effective April 2025. Furthermore: This policy provides employees with a three-day weekend, aiming to encourage work-life balance and support for women juggling careers and family responsibilities. Important note: Japan's birth rate is 1.26, well-below the 2.1 necessary to protect the existing pop...Devamını Oku

09 Ara 2024

John Tinniswood became the world's oldest living man in April | Reuters • Oldest man dies: The world's oldest living man, John Alfred Tinniswood of UK, has died at the age of 112. Furthermore: The oldest living man on record was Jiroemon Kimura, from Japan, who lived to the age of 116 years and 54 days. He died in 2013. The world's oldest living woman, and oldest living person, is Japan's Tomiko Itooka, who is currently 116.

02 Ara 2024

Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba speaks next to LDP lawmakers during a press conference a day after Japan's lower house election, at the party's headquarters in Tokyo October 28, 2024 | REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/Pool • That wasn't the plan: Japans's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which recently went through a leadership change after decreasing popularity, lost its parliamentary majority in the powerful lower house for the first time in 15 years. Zoom out: The resul...Devamını Oku

28 Eki 2024

• The Group of Seven ( G7 ) nations —Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the US— raised economic support to Ukraine to $39 billion in 2023, the bloc's current president Japan said in a statement. The bloc also urged a $15 billion IMF program to secure immediate financial assistance for the country by the end of March.

24 Şub 2023

• Toyota and Honda both decided to give their employees in Japan the biggest pay rise in decades. Toyota said it will meet union demands for pay and bonuses, with wages increasing by the most in 20 years, while Honda told the BBC that it had "fully answered" union requests and will raise salaries by 5%, marking the biggest increase since 1990. Japan's rate of inflation last month was at its highest level in over 40 years.

24 Şub 2023