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“Without Nepal, Japan would not function.”The yellow flowers of the paperbush shrub seen in Dolakha, Nepal, in December 2023. Its bark has long, strong fibers that are perfect for making thin yet durable paper, according to the Kantou website. But as the shortage of Japanese paperbush became evident in the following years, Kanpou and the Nepali farmers ramped up production until they became the main source of the yen bill. It’s a protracted process, said Matsubara: farmers plant seedlings in early summer, harvest their branches in the fall, then spend several months processing the bark through steaming, peeling, washing and drying. The profits from the paperbush sales have provided a new revenue stream to Nepali communities, said Matsubara.

Persons: “, ”, Tadashi Matsubara, Matsubara, Tadashi Matsubara Kanpou, It’s, it’s, Eiichi Shibusawa, –, Kanpou Organizations: Tokyo CNN — Banks, Kanpou, “, National Printing Bureau, Kyodo, Bank of Japan, Observatory, Ministry of Economy, Trade, Industry, government’s Japan International Cooperation Agency, CNN Locations: Japan, Nepal, China, Dolakha, Everest, Tokyo, Farmers, Kathmandu, Indian, Kolkata, Yokohama, Odawara, Ilam, Nepal’s Ilam

☆ Why Japan's 'shunto' wage hikes may not bring cheer to over 80% of its workers
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Akihiko Matsuura, president of UA Zensen, center, raises his fist with members of the union during a rally for the annual wage negotiations in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, March 7, 2024. But will the "shunto" hikes really work for its legions of salarymen? However, headline inflation, which has been above the Bank of Japan's 2% target since April 2022, hits the entire population. This means that the generous pay raise negotiated by the unions leave out almost 84% of Japan's workforce. The recent wage negotiations are also likely to benefit mostly workers in large Japanese companies, while employees at small and medium enterprises might have to face rising prices without a commensurate hike to their salaries.

Persons: Akihiko Matsuura, Richard Kaye, Comgest, Japan Organizations: UA, Japanese Trade Union Confederation, Japan International Labour Foundation, Bank of Japan's, CNBC Locations: Tokyo, Japan

☆ Jurgen Klopp: Liverpool manager hails ‘beautiful goals’ in game ‘you will never forget’
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Liverpool completed its comeback with two strikes in the dying minutes, but it was the quality of all four Liverpool goals that stood out the most. “I don’t think I ever saw a game with this amount of beautiful goals. We scored incredible goals today,” Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp told Sky Sports. “I don’t think anybody would have thought before the game [that] Liverpool v Fulham will be a game you will never forget in your life,” Klopp told reporters after the match. “Nobody is in doubt how highly I think about Trent,” Klopp told reporters after the game.

Persons: Jurgen Klopp, Trent Alexander, Arnold, Bernd Leno, Harry Wilson, Alexis Mac Allister, Kenny Tete, Bobby De Cordova, Reid, Chris Brunskill, Wataru Endo, Mohamed Salah’s, Alexander, ” Klopp, ”, Klopp Organizations: CNN, Liverpool’s Premier League, Fulham, Reds, Liverpool, Sky Sports, Fulham goalkeeper’s, Getty, Premier League, Japan, England, Arsenal, Manchester City, “, Sheffield United, Crystal Locations: Liverpool

☆ Celtic midfielder Hatate sidelined two months with hamstring injury
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Oct 30 (Reuters) - Celtic midfielder Reo Hatate will be out until after Christmas after picking up a hamstring injury in their Champions League 1-1 draw with Atletico Madrid, coach Brendan Rodgers said on Monday. "We are not 100 per cent on the exact timings, but he is certainly going to be out until after Christmas, we think," said Rodgers. Hatate, who last month signed a contract extension with Celtic until 2028, also missed six weeks last season with the same injury to his other leg, and was out a month with a calf injury earlier this campaign. They face the same opponent on Jan. 2, when Hatate could return to action. Reporting by Janina Nuno Rios in Mexico City Editing by Christian RadnedgeOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Reo Hatate, Brendan Rodgers, Rodgers, Hatate, Janina Nuno Rios, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Celtic, Champions League, Atletico Madrid, Atletico, St Mirren, Scottish, Wednesday, Thomson Locations: Japan, Mexico

☆ A pledge to fight climate change is sending money to strange places
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +10 min

That failure has helped keep climate finance at the top of the agenda at annual U.N. climate conferences, such as last year’s COP27, held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Some officials from potential recipient countries say that, before more money starts to flow, clearer definitions of what qualifies as climate finance and more transparency in reporting contributions are needed. A SIMEST official said that the agency’s work is not focused on climate change and that it is not involved in Italy's climate finance reporting. Source: Reuters analysis of climate finance data nations reported to the U.N. Japan’s foreign ministry, not JICA, is responsible for reporting climate finance to the U.N., Takeda said.

Persons: COP27, Matthew Samuda, Venchi, hasn’t, Fred Béliard, Nicolas Fierens Gevaert, Mohammad Hossain, Sachiko Takeda, Takeda, Hiroshi Onuma, Matarbari, “, ” Organizations: Jamaica's Ministry of Economic, Reuters, Italy's Ministry of Environment and Energy Security, United, Marriott, Fatima Group, U.S . State Department, Roja, French Development Agency, U.S, Power Cell, Japan International Cooperation Agency, Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Locations: Paris, Sharm el, Sheikh, Egypt, Dubai, Jamaica's, Japan, China, Indonesia, Asia, SIMEST, Italy, United States, Haitien, Haiti, Marriott, U.S, Belgium, Argentina, France, Mexico, Kenya, South Africa, Bangladesh, San Francisco, Germany, “ Japan

TOKYO, April 10 (Reuters) - Japan's Mitsubishi Corp (8058.T) on Monday said that it and other shareholders of the Monsoon wind power project in Laos have raised $692 million in financing for the wind farm. Mitsubishi, Thai renewable energy firm BCPG Pcl, and other stakeholders secured the financing package from the Asian Development Bank, Japan International Cooperation Agency, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and other lenders, the Japanese firm said. The project, which is set to sell power to Vietnam under a 25-year deal, will have 600 megawatts of installed capacity and should be launched in 2025. Its total costs stand at $950 million, according to Monsoon's website. Reporting by Katya Golubkova; Editing by Varun H KOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Ukrainians trying to clear land mines turn to Cambodia for help
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Fifteen Ukrainian deminers are being trained by experts in Cambodia who are among the world’s best because of experience from clearing the leftovers of nearly three decades of war. The Ukrainian deminers are being hosted by the Cambodian Mine Action Center, a government agency that oversees the clearing of land mines and unexploded ordnance in Cambodia. Cambodia was littered with land mines and other unexploded ordnance after almost three decades of war ending in the late 1990s. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen pledged in a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in November to send Cambodian demining experts to help train their Ukrainian counterparts. Several other countries, including the United States and Germany, have already provided Ukraine with demining assistance.

☆ Foreign visitors in Japan surge after tourism reopening
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Elaine Lies | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

TOKYO, Nov 16 (Reuters) - The number of foreign visitors to Japan rose to nearly 500,000 in October, the first month it fully reopened to overseas visitors after more than two years of COVID restrictions, more than doubling the volume from September. The number of foreign visitors, for both tourism and business, rose to 498,600 in October, more than double September's 206,500 and surging a massive 2,155% from the year before, the Japan National Tourism Organization said, though it was still down 80% on 2019. This year, 1.52 million foreign visitors have arrived, a far cry from the record 31.8 million in 2019 and the government's 2020 goal - pegged to the Summer Olympics, that were ultimately postponed - of 40 million. "We are seeing the weak yen in a positive way," he said. Japan said on Tuesday it was reopening its ports to cruise ships from March 2023, with some 166 ships slated to visit next year, industry group Japan International Cruise Committee (JICC).

☆ Former Japan international Kudo dies after brain surgery, aged 32
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Oct 22 (Reuters) - Former Japan international forward Masato Kudo, who also played for Kashiwa Reysol, Vancouver Whitecaps and Brisbane Roar, died aged 32 following brain surgery, his club Tegevajaro Miyazaki has announced. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterHe played for the national team in four matches in 2013 and scored two goals. "He made a significant impact in the first division," third division side Tegevajaro Miyazaki, who Kudo had joined from Roar this year, said in a statement. We are devastated that such a great player has passed away so early." Kudo, who also represented Sanfrecce Hiroshima, scored 60 goals in Japan's first division during his career.

☆ DOC/ În culisele investițiilor japoneze din agricultură: E-mailuri, interese și companii afiliate
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-05 | by ( ) www.zdg.md time to read: +35 min

Au urmat alte schimburi de e-mailuri între Bumacov și Popov. Schimb de emailuri între Popov și BumacovBumacov: JICA l-a recomandat pe Dan. Printre destinatarii e-mailului se număra și Vasile Bumacov care, în aceeași zi, a retrimis mesajul și lui Maxim Popov. Prisacaru afirmă că tot în acea perioadă au și fost inițiate discuțiile despre creditul japonez contractat ulterior, în 2020. Vasile Bumacov a fost ambasador al R. Moldova la Tokyo (Japonia) între 2016 și 2020.

Persons: Ion, Maxim Popov, Vasile Bumacov, Dan Prisacaru, JICS, Vasile, MADRM Maxim Popov, ZdG, Bumacov, Popov, Igor, Dan, Yoko Takebayashi, Yoko, Prisacaru, Vitalie, Aurelian Rotaru, Eu, prostiile, ., Finanțelor, UIAPCPA, Valeriu, Sergiu Sclifos, Anatolie Prisacaru, Valentin Gaberi, Gaberi, ADMA, Gheorghe, Victor Roșca, Gheorghe Uncu, Radu, Valeriu Balaban, Dan Gașper, Vasile Paladi, Ecaterina Gaberi, Gașper, 2KR, . Credeți Organizations: Ministerului Agriculturii, Dezvoltării Regionale, Agenția, Agriculturii, Ministerul Agriculturii, Mediului, Japan International, Agenția Japoneză, Ministerul, Externe, Integrării Europene, KGB, Curtea, Industriei, Universitatea Agrară Locations: Moldova, Japonia, Japoniei, Republica Moldova, Tokyo, Vasile Bumacov, MADRM, Europa, Orientul Mijlociu, ZdG, ., UIAPCPA, ADMA, Statul, SA, mun . Chişinău, japonez, locațiune, nipon, Republica Coreea

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