Japan claimed the Asian derby against Iran 3-1 (25-22, 30-28, 23-25, 25-23) thanks a commanding performance by Yuji Nishida in Sunday’s men’s 2018 Nations League clash. Nishida was on top form as he guided his team with 21 points, 2 aces and one block on his own. To edge out a solid Iranian side, Japan […]

Japan’s biggest coral reef has not recovered from bleaching due to rising sea temperatures, with only one percent of the reef in a healthy condition, according to a government study. The overall volume of coral in Sekisei Lagoon in southwestern Japan near Okinawa had already plunged by 80 percent since the late 1980s due to […]

TEHRAN- The mananger of the Japanese pavilion at the 23rd Iran International, Oil, Gas, Refining and Petrochemical Exhibition (Iran Oil Show 2018) voiced his country’s readiness for granting licenses to Iranian petrochemical companies. As IRIB quoted Kenichi Saito, Japanese companies attending Iran Oil Show, including Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Mitsui Chemicals, and Sumitomo Chemical Company, are […]

Iranian Leader’s Senior Advisor Ali Akbar Velayati and Japanese Senior Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeo Mori met on Sat. in Tehran and vowed to develop bilateral ties. “Iran is ready to expand relations with Japan in various fields, and it is welcomed,” said Iranian Leader’s Senior Advisor Ali Akbar Velayati. The Iranian Leader’s top […]

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif received Japanese Senior Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeo Mori on Saturday morning. The Japanese Senior Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeo Mori who is visiting Tehran met with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Saturday morning at the HQ of Iran’s ministry of foreign affairs in Tehran. […]

Iran will look to defend their AFC Futsal Championship title as they go on to meet Japan in the final, after beating Uzbekistan 7-1 on Friday. Iran piled on the pressure from the beginning, keeping Uzbekistan in their half, and it paid off early with Mahdi Javid finding the back of the net with his […]

Managing Director of Thermal Power Plants Holding Company says that his company has signed an agreement with Japan’s JICA for two power plants. Mohsen Tarztalab said on Wednesday that his company has signed an agreement for Shahid Mofateh and Shahid Rajai power plans with Japan’s JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency), enabling an agreement between the […]

TEHRAN – Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is going to fund the rehabilitation project of Iranian thermal power plants, IRNA reported on Tuesday quoting an official at Iran’s Thermal Power Plants Holding Company (TPPH). According to Hamidreza Azimi, the deputy for planning affairs in TPPH, Iranian power plants current efficiency stands at 37.8 percent. The […]

Koroush Gilani is an Iranian man who migrated to Japan in the 1990s. Over the years he has managed to fully integrate and adjust himself in to a completely different Asian culture, however, as is in such cases, assimilating to the culture of Japan has not been an easy task. Gilani is among the faction […]

Move over AKB48: Japan has a new all-girl “idol” band — the Virtual Currency Girls — on a mission to educate the public about bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Each of the eight girls in the band, known in Japanese as “Kasotsuka Shojo”, plays a character representing a virtual currency such as bitcoin, ethereum or ripple. […]