Environmentalists have called on the government to fulfill its promise to strictly regulate crude palm oil (CPO) production to assure that the major export commodity is developed based on principals of sustainability.

An organization of gang groups based in the Kanto region around Tokyo has instructed its affiliates to refrain from using firearms ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, those familiar with the matter said.

The Japan Meteorological Agency warned of heavy snowfall in extensive areas of the Kanto region including Tokyo on Feb. 9, as the weather disrupted flights and other traffic.

Whether you’ve been here for several days or several decades, listening to fellow expats, immigrants and other non-Japanese residents groaning about their dissatisfaction with their language abilities is nothing new. The advice I’ve received on how to improve, however, sometimes skews toward the exasperating.

Through weaving ikat fabrics, tolerance is fostered between women of different religious backgrounds in Nagekeo regency, Flores, East Nusa Tenggara. Rumah Sa’o Pipi Tolo (Sa’o Pipi Tolo House), founded by a retired member of the National Police, Com. Gen. Gregorius Gories Mere, brings together works of art through the characteristic weaving of Nagekeo, Ende and the whole island of Flores by Muslim and Christian women. Prior to the organization, the women wove fabrics in their own home and sell them at much lower prices.

2019 is stacking up to be a busy year for Japan. Here is a month-by-month schedule of some of the more important events domestically and worldwide.

A stampede in a Malaysian market that killed two elderly women as people rushed to collect free food coupons will be investigated by police, an official said Tuesday.

The government is launching a new initiative aimed at growing the number of foreigners who want to use their experience studying in Japan to start businesses here. The program would grant budding entrepreneurs “designated activities” (see below) visas that would allow them to extend their stay for up to one year. The first such approvals are expected to be granted shortly.

The rupiah weakened to Rp 15,025 per United States dollar at 11:37 a.m. on Tuesday, 0.58 percent weaker than its position the day before, according to the foreign exchange spot market

For the first time since 2009, the ratio of government debt compared to gross domestic product (GDP) as of August 2018 broke at 30.31%. The swelling of the debt ratio was triggered by the impact of rupiah depreciation

Environmental groups welcomed President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s instruction to halt the issuing of permits for palm plantations, calling it a long-awaited step towards sustainability