The Japanese government is taking UFOs more seriously, according to Keith Basterfield among others. In April South China Morning Post reporter Julian Ryall detailed Taro Kono’s apparent ignorance of Japan’s Self Defense Force (SDF)/UFO confrontations and naivete towards the subject in Japan’s Military Pilots Have Never Encountered UFOs, Defence Minister Says. Minister Kono now may […]

Sep.14 — Ed Rogers, chief executive officer and chief investment officer of Rogers Investment Advisors, discusses the upcoming leadership change in Japan, and the implications for the country's policies, the economy and financial markets. Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga is the front-runner to become the next prime minister. Rogers also talks about the stake purchases by Warren Buffett's Berkshire […]

South Korea hunkered down for the arrival of Typhoon Haishen on Monday, after the powerful storm battered Japan’s southern islands but appeared to pass through without major damage or casualties. The storm, carrying top sustained winds of up to 144 kilometres (90 miles) per hour, was headed north toward South Korea’s second largest city of […]

In a statement on Sunday, Buffett’s 90th birthday, Berkshire said it acquired its stakes in Itochu Corp , Marubeni Corp , Mitsubishi Corp , Mitsui & Co Ltd and Sumitomo Corp over approximately 12 months. Berkshire said it intends to hold the investments for the long term, and may boost its stakes to 9.9%.

(Bloomberg) — Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. bought stakes in five of Japan’s biggest trading companies, adding to the billionaire investor’s wager on the commodities sector and marking one of his largest-ever forays into Asia’s second-largest economy.Berkshire acquired the stakes of about 5% in Itochu Corp., Marubeni Corp., Mitsubishi Corp., Mitsui & Co. and Sumitomo […]

Japan’s Defence Minister Taro Kono said on Saturday he had agreed with his U.S. counterpart Mark Esper that both countries opposed any unilateral attempt to change the status quo in the key waterways of the South China Sea and the East China Sea. Kono shared his view with the U.S. defense secretary at a time […]

The site – dubbed the ‘Umeda Tomb’ – is located in Osaka and is thought to be one of seven historical grave sites located across the city.

Shades of The Odyssey Of Flight 33 in Miran Miyano’s coverage of a ghost plane showing up on a popular flight tracking website. The explanation isn’t supernatural, nor are hackers to blame, but a curious coincidence too good for us to pass up. Meanwhile at Strange Sounds there is no good explanation for this Strange […]

The United States supports Japan’s protests over Chinese ships venturing into the economic waters near disputed East China Sea islands, the commander of the U.S. Forces in Japan said Wednesday. “The United States is 100% absolutely steadfast in its commitment to help the government of Japan with the situation in Senkaku,” Lt. Gen. Kevin Schneider […]