Six great reads: Iran’s social media memes, an abandoned department store and a 1,200-year-old record of cherry blossoms
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Iran War Forces America’s Friends in Asia to Court Its Rivals
The severe disruption of oil supplies from the Middle East as a result of the war has prompted South Korea and the Philippines to make deals with Russia and Iran.
‘How do I end a call?’: the elderly Japanese people determined to master smartphones
Elderly people take advantage of courses on how to navigate mobile devices and avoid ‘analogue isolation’It’s not only young people whose gaze is fixed on tiny screens. But for these users in Tokyo, clicking and scrolling is anything but second nature….
Japanese Delegation Explores Maritime Infrastructure And Shipbuilding Prospects At Kandla Port
A Japanese delegation has visited the Kandla region in Gujarat to explore opportunities in shipbuilding and ship repair, signalling a renewed push towards maritime cooperation and infrastructure development.The delegation held discussions with Sushil Kumar Singh, IRSME, Chairman of the Deendayal Port Authority (DPA), Kandla, focusing on potential collaboration within the shipbuilding and repair
New Strategic Synergy: Delhi And Tokyo Align On West Asia De-Escalation And Maritime Security
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar engaged in a significant telephonic conversation with his Japanese counterpart, Toshimitsu Motegi, on Friday afternoon.The dialogue, which lasted approximately twenty minutes, focused heavily on the escalating tensions in West Asia and the critical importance of maintaining international shipping routes, specifically through the Strait of Hormuz.During the
Inbound Aerospace And IDDK Forge Partnership To Deliver Microgravity Experiments And In-Space Manufacturing
Chennai-based Inbound Aerospace has entered into a strategic Memorandum of Understanding with Japan’s IDDK Co., Ltd. to advance microgravity experiments and in-space manufacturing.The collaboration is centred on utilising Inbound Aerospace’s autonomous, reusable spacecraft to host IDDK’s Micro Bio Space LAB, a palm-sized automated research module, for efficient and long-duration studies in Low
A New Oil Shock Accelerates a Return to Nuclear Power
Shocks to natural gas supplies are spurring countries in Asia and elsewhere to rethink their rejection of nuclear energy after the 2011 disaster in Fukushima, Japan.
When Suzuki met Suzuki: why a Tokyo dating agency is matching couples with the same name
Japan’s ban on married couples having different surnames has prompted an event to highlight people’s reluctance to change their nameAt the very least, the three men and three women calming their nerves on a Friday evening at a venue in Tokyo know they …
A day in the life of Asia’s fuel crisis
From farms in New Zealand to factories in Delhi, the effects of the oil crisis triggered by the Iran war are rippling across Asia Continue reading…
Edgewing receives first GCAP next-gen fighter international contract to boost design activities
The new funding invests in “key design and engineering activities and enables the trilateral partnership to build momentum and accelerate pace of delivery.”