Japan invests Fumio Kishida as its new prime minister

Fumio Kishida was inaugurated on Monday as the new prime minister of Japan in an extraordinary parliamentary session after his victory in the primaries of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (PLD). You could read the full article on this link

New director of the Japan Tourism Office in Spain

Hiroshi Yamashita has been appointed as the new executive director of the Japan National Tourism Office in Spain, as reported by Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO). You could read the full article on this link.

50% of the population in Japan is fully vaccinated

More than 50% of Japan’s population is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the government said. Japan began its vaccination campaign in mid-February, months after many wealthy countries did due to its lengthy clinical testing and approval process. Inoculations of the elderly, which began in April, progressed slowly due to the low supply of imported vaccines, but […]

Nissan and Waseda University (Japan) test a recycling process for electric motors

Nissan and Waseda University (Japan) test a recycling process for electric motors Nissan and Waseda University (Japan) test a recycling process for electric motors The automaker Nissan and Waseda University announced this Friday the start from trials in Japan of a jointly developed recycling process that efficiently recovers high-purity foreign-earth compounds from motor magnets in […]

Japan has successfully tested a rocket engine that uses less fuel for space travel

Japan’s JAXA space agency reported on its official website that it has successfully tested a new rocket powered by a rotary detonation engine. That is, it consists of a propellant that uses shock waves to launch into space and are produced by oxygen and the burning of methane. In addition, the explosions explode in a […]

Mutuactivos bets on the Japanese Stock Market

For this third quarter of the year, Mutuactivos highlights the tactical increase in the weight of the Japanese equity portfolio. “It is a market that has lagged behind, it is trading at attractive multiples in relative terms and it is not quite present in institutional investors’ portfolios. In addition, investment in local currency increases the […]

Japan: to recycle fishing nets to help reduce sea pollution

The Alliance for the Blue association and the Nippon Foundation are behind these efforts. Alliance for the Blue is made up of some 30 companies that are dedicated to the production, sale and recycling of plastic products. Last year, they came together to form the consorcium, which aims to help solve the problem of marine […]