Japan unhappy with Cambodian ASEAN chairman’s remarks
Foreign Minister Koichiro Genba has written a letter to his Cambodian counterpart, Hor Namhong, voicing Japan’s displeasure over Cambodian ASEAN chairman’s remarks during the summit this year. In his...
View ArticleJapan Coast Guard rescues 12, including 10 Chinese sailors
On Wednesday afternoon, the Japan Coast Guard came to the rescue of a ship off the coast of the southwestern prefecture of Nagasaki that had caught fire. 12 crew members were saved from the...
View ArticleCambodia might benefit from Japan-China row
A lot of Japanese companies have been making inquiries about investing in Cambodia. And a good number of them are companies who are considering relocating from China. This was revealed by Phnom Penh...
View ArticleJapan Airlines president plans to focus on developing Asia for expansion
Yoshiharu Ueki, the president of Japan Airlines (JAL), said the airline carrier looks to expand by increasing its service and number of flights offered between Japan and emerging markets in the rest of...
View ArticleCambodian Prime Minister calls on Japan for more tourists, investors
Prime Minister Hun Sen of Cambodia has called upon Japanese counterpart Yoshihiko Noda for his support in encouraging more investments and tourism from Japan to help strengthen bilateral ties between...
View ArticlePresident Obama to meet with Japan, China Prime Ministers at ASEAN Summit
U.S. President Barack Obama, who is set to begin another four-year term in the White House, will use an opportunity next week to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and Premier Wen Jiabao...
View ArticleCambodia jails Japanese researcher for sexually abusing 13 year old girl
A Japanese man was sentenced to one year in jail by a Cambodian court this week after he was found guilty of sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl in the country. The crime took place in the city of Siem...
View ArticleJapanese exec arrested for exploiting illegal Cambodian interns
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) arrested Hirokazu Inatomi, 63, a former chairman of Inaho Co-operative Union based in Shimotsuma, Ibaraki Prefecture, as he allegedly assisted in the violation...
View ArticleJapanese businessman shot, killed in Cambodia streets
A 43 year old businessman from Japan was tragically shot to death on Sunday morning on street in Cambodia’s capital city of Phnom Penh. Police have identified the victim as Kosei Kitakura, and say that...
View ArticleJapan grants $36 million assistance to Cambodia for clean water, social...
Japan has signed a 36 million dollar grant aid to Cambodia on Wednesday for human resource development as well as clean water project. The aid was gratefully received by Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister...
View ArticleUNESCO World Heritage meet kicks off in Cambodia, Japan’s Mt Fuji to be listed
The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO opened its annual meeting on Sunday in Phnom Oenh, Cambodia, whose objective is to determine which new places from all over the world would be added in to its...
View ArticleAdditional controversy over Neko Hiroshi’s Olympic bid
A Cambodian runner might be creating a bit of a challenge for Japanese comedian Neko Hiroshi to get to this
View ArticleNeko Hiroshi rejected as Cambodian entrant to Olympics
The Japanese-born comedian Neko Hiroshi, who changed to Cambodian nationality in order to represent the country at this year’s London
View ArticleJapan, China’s foreign ministers to meet and discuss Senkaku Islands
Foreign ministers Koichiro Genba, of Japan, and Yang Jiechi, of China, will meet one-on-one later today in order to discuss
View ArticleJapan asks ASEAN summit to lift post-Fukushima export bans
At the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit this week, held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Japan asked the other
View ArticleJapan unhappy with Cambodian ASEAN chairman’s remarks
Foreign Minister Koichiro Genba has written a letter to his Cambodian counterpart, Hor Namhong, voicing Japan’s displeasure over Cambodian ASEAN
View ArticleJapan looking to ease more visa rules to increase tourism numbers
As part of its efforts to boost tourism ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Japan is seeking to relax visa requirements for countries like Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos by the end of the year. This is also...
View ArticleJapan, Cambodia set to improve maritime security cooperation
Japan and Cambodia have agreed on Saturday to enhance maritime security cooperation between the two nations, specifically by establishing the principle of the rule of law to settle disputes in the...
View ArticleChinese experts claim PM Abe’s ASEAN visits to form anti-China alliance
Since he returned to office in December 2012, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has already completed visiting all the member countries of Southeast Asia, traveling to Laos and Cambodia this past weekend. But...
View ArticleCambodia’s PM calls on Japan to help in electoral reforms
Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen has called on Japan, its largest bilateral donor, to send “experts” and help in reforming the Southeast Asian country’s electoral system. The Cambodian leader’s...
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