Sony buys stake in 鈥楪undam鈥�
Sony has bought a strategic 2.5 per cent stake in Japanese game franchise giant Bandai Namco, which owns 鈥楪undam鈥� and arcade classic 鈥楶ac-Man鈥�, with a view to growing its anime business...
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Nissan to halt production at Japanese plant
Struggling auto giant Nissan said Tuesday it will stop production at its plant at Oppama in Japan at the end of its 2027 fiscal year...
JICA recalls Japanese consultants killed in Holey Artisan attack
Japan International Cooperation Agency on Wednesday organised an annual memorial ceremony to pay tribute to the seven Japanese consultants who lost their lives during the Holey Artisan attack on July 1, 2016...
Hiroshima mayor urges Trump visit after A-bomb comments
Donald Trump should visit Hiroshima to see the effects of nuclear weapons, the Japanese city鈥檚 mayor said Wednesday after the US president likened the 1945 atomic bombings to recent air strikes on Iran...
Big Japanese investors to come: Shafiq
Chief adviser鈥檚 press secretary Shafiqul Alam on Sunday expressed optimism about increased Japanese investment in Bangladesh following the highly successful visit of Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus to Japan...
MBUST inaugurates Japanese Language Centre
Dr Momtaz Begum University of Science and Technology inaugurated Japanese Language Centre at the university at Banshgari under Bhairab in Kishoreganj on Sunday...
Dhaka, Tokyo for stronger SME coop
Strengthening ties between Bangladeshi and Japanese small and medium enterprises took centre stage at a roundtable discussion between members of the Bangladesh B2B mission and the International Cooperation Organisation for Small and Medium Enterprises in Asia...
Japan PM goes to Vietnam, the Philippines to talk tariffs
Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba left Sunday for a four-day trip to Vietnam and the Philippines, as Tokyo seeks to shore up regional ties after Donald Trump鈥檚 tariff onslaught...
Over 60pc Japanese cos keen to expand business in Bangladesh聽聽聽
Japanese vice-minister for economy, trade and industry Matsuo Takehiko while referring to a survey said that more than 60 per cent of the Japanese companies were considering expanding their business in Bangladesh...
B-JET, B-MEET renewal ceremony highlights Japan, Bangladesh partnership at NSU
The Career and Placement Centre of North South University hosted the B-JET and B-MEET renewal opening ceremony, celebrating the ongoing collaboration with the Japanese Shinko Shuppansha Keirinkan Company Limited, at the NSU in Dhaka on Thursday...
Bashir assures Japanese investors of support
Commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin has assured of extending all necessary cooperation to Japanese entrepreneurs and businesspeople who were interested to invest in Bangladesh...
Bashir urges top Japanese groups to invest more
Commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Monday called upon the top Japanese investors to invest more in Bangladesh...
Japanese man ends 6,000km Africa rickshaw trek in Cape Town
A 34-year-old Japanese man, Yuji Gump Suzuki, on Sunday arrived in Cape Town to end a more than 6,000-kilometre (3,700-mile) journey from Kenya to South Africa on foot while pulling a rickshaw.
Honda, Nissan in preliminary merger talks
Japanese auto giants Honda and Nissan are in preliminary merger talks, media reports said Wednesday...
Japanese researchers test pioneering drug to regrow teeth
People with missing teeth may be able to grow new ones, say Japanese dentists testing a pioneering drug they hope will offer an alternative to dentures and implants.
Japan pledges to continue investment, supporting Bangladesh
Japanese ambassador to Bangladesh Iwama Kiminori said on Wednesday that Japanese investors would continue to stay in Bangladesh to help boost economic development in the country...
JERA鈥檚 investment in Meghnaghat power plant stands at $1b
Investment in Meghnaghat 718 MW power plant in Bangladesh by Japanese company JERA now stands at $1 billion, said a press release.
7-Eleven operator drops on reports of anti-takeover move
Shares in the Japanese operator of 7-Eleven fell Wednesday as reports suggested growing opposition within the firm to a takeover bid by Canadian rival Couche-Tard to create an international convenience store empire...
Japanese scramble to buy beloved rice as shortages bite
The threat of a 鈥榤egaquake鈥�, a series of typhoons and a week-long national holiday have some Japanese scrambling to buy rice 鈥� the nation鈥檚 cherished staple food 鈥� with the government warning Tuesday against panic buying...
Japanese 7-Eleven owner soars on takeover offer
Shares in the Japanese operator of 7-Eleven soared on Monday after the firm confirmed it had received a takeover bid from Canadian retail giant Alimentation Couche-Tard...
DU鈥檚 IML inaugurates Japanese language classroom
A newly-built classroom under the 鈥楯apanese Language Classroom Improvement Project鈥� of the Institute of Modern Languages of University of Dhaka was inaugurated at the institute on Tuesday...
Asian Skill Dev Co to support students in Bangladesh to work in Japan
The Asian Skill Development Company Ltd today started its journey with a mission to support Bangladeshi students aspiring to work in Japan by providing education in the Japanese language, culture and etiquette....
IU launches Japanese language programme
The authorities of Islamic University have launched a Japanese language programme on the campus in Kushtia under its Institute of Islamic Education and Research....
Honda posts record profit
Japanese auto giant Honda on Friday logged a record annual profit thanks to improving global vehicle sales, but issued a cautious outlook for the current fiscal year...
Japanese nationals targeted in Pakistan suicide attack
Five Japanese nationals escaped a suicide attack on their vehicle in Pakistan鈥檚 financial capital Karachi on Friday as police shot down a gunman...
Nissan cuts sales, profit forecasts
Japanese auto giant Nissan said Friday it had lowered its sales and profit forecasts for the聽fiscal year that ended on March 31, citing higher costs...