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Kansai execs have big dreams of transport projects ahead of G20, Osaka Expo and possible casino
With the 2025 World Expo secured for Yumeshima district in Osaka Bay and growing confidence the man-made island will also host one of Japan's first casino resorts, Kansai's business leaders are stepping up efforts to win local approval and central government funding for major ...
Malaysia scraps multibillion dollar China-backed rail project
A multibillion dollar China-backed rail project in Malaysia has been scrapped, government officials said Saturday, adding that the cost of building it was too high. Malaysia has in recent months suspended several major projects signed under the country's previous scandal-plagued regime, in a bid to ...
With water privatization, Japan faces crossroads in battling its aging pipes
Japanese water is clean and readily available, as evidenced by drinkable tap water and a nearly 100 percent penetration rate. But perhaps less known is the dire decay that has slowly chipped away at its infrastructure, casting doubt on its sustainability. To address this, the Diet ...
Aging Japan: Neighboring suburbs face divergent futures as one grays, another grows
Katsuya Kodama's wife died two years ago, and the 77-year-old keeps her ashes on a Buddhist altar in their suburban home outside Tokyo. "I talk to her morning and night, tell her everything," he said. "I sit on the chair she used in the bath ...
Adapting to new industries, bolstering world's infrastructure
The ability of the sōgō shōsha to survive through all the changes and transformations that have taken place over the years can, in many ways, be attributed to their adeptness in recognizing the rise of new industries early on and creating new businesses in ...
Japan's government to earmark ¥1.15 trillion for infrastructure in second extra budget
The move to strengthen infrastructure follows a string of natural disasters earlier this year.
Campaigners dig in against Ghana bauxite mining plans and China-promised infrastructure
Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo smiles and waves from fading billboards in his hometown of Kyebi, in the Akyem Abuakwa area of the country's Eastern Region. Nearby is another sign for the Atewa Range Forest Reserve, whose steep slopes and cloud-topped peaks rise from the fields ...
Philippine government ministers met with a top adviser of Japan's prime minister on Wednesday, in a effort to move forward major infrastructure projects, just hours after a visit by the Chinese president pledging to do the same. Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte has made a $180 ...
Global cybercrime shifts to state-backed hackers: Russian group
The latest innovations in cybercrime have shifted from financially motivated actors to state-backed hackers focused on sabotage and intelligence gathering, a Russian cybersecurity firm said Tuesday. "The focus of innovations and research on the creation of complex malware, as well as organization of multi-layered targeted ...
Japan, African ministers agree to address continent's 'vulnerabilities' at Tokyo meet
Ministers from Japan and 52 African countries agree on the urgent need to take policy actions to address the continent’s “vulnerabilities” and achieve sustainable economic growth.
The government and operators of key infrastructure must brace for worst-case scenarios that defy the experiences of past disasters.
Moon landing: South Korean leader begins three-day summit with North's Kim Jong Un
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held their first round of talks Tuesday in a historic summit in Pyongyang largely aimed at kick-starting stalled U.S.-North Korea talks on denuclearization. Kim greeted Moon with hugs and smiles when the South ...
