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Japanese shipping company keen to invest in Bangladesh's ship recycling sector

During the meeting, the minister said ship recycling and shipbuilding could play an important role in Bangladesh's industrialisation, employment generation and economic growth.

FILE PHOTO: A woman walks past the logo of Uniqlo at Myeongdong shopping district in Seoul, South Korea, October 22, 2019. REUTERS/Heo Ran

Japanese companies deepen India push as domestic market shrinks

Workers stitch seat‑trim covers at Japanese‑owned TS Tech Bangladesh in Adamjee EPZ, Narayanganj. The locally made covers are exported to Japan for use in seats of Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha and Kawasaki vehicles. Photo: Rajib Dhar

Bangladesh-made seat-trim covers find way into Japan’s Honda, Suzuki

(From left) Former professional tennis player Kimiko Date, INI member Takeru Goto and former Japan women’s national football team player Homare Sawa attend the flame-lighting ceremony for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, 22 August 2026. Photo: Courtesy

'Find your own room': Japan says can't handle added Asian Games numbers

Japanese business representatives held a courtesy meeting and exchange of views with Mahfuzur Rahman Riton, administrator of Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) today.

Japanese Business delegates exchange views with RCC administrator

Jica Bangladesh Chief Representative Takahashi Junko and ERD Secretary Md Shahriar Kader Siddiky sign a grant agreement for the 2026 JDS programme in Dhaka on 17 August 2026. Photo: Collected

Jica, Bangladesh sign grant agreement for 33 officials to study in Japan

Japan's Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi visits at Yasukuni Shrine to pay tribute to the war dead on the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War Two, in Tokyo, Japan, August 15, 2026, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Photo: Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS

Japan defence minister visits contentious Yasukuni Shrine to war dead

A file photo of State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam/Collected

If everything fits together, PM to visit India, Japan: Shama Obaed

Russian President Vladimir Putin, accompanied by Sakhalin region Minister of Education Anastasia Kikteva, tours a museum of a local school during his visit on the Southern Kuril Island of Iturup, in far eastern Sakhalin Region, Russia. Photo: Reuters

Putin visits disputed island near Japan, drawing Tokyo's ire

Trees sway in strong winds as Typhoon Dolphin approaches, in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, August 7, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. Photo: Reuters

Typhoon Dolphin hits Japan's Okinawa, China shuts ports ahead of landfall

Trees sway in strong winds as Typhoon Dolphin approaches, in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, August 7, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. Photo: @SleepdeeplyGG/X/via REUTERS

Typhoon Dolphin hits Japan's Okinawa, China shuts ports ahead of landfall

A satellite image shows Typhoon Dolphin approaching Japan's Okinawa, August 6, 2026. Photo: REUTERS

Japan orders evacuations as Typhoon Dolphin approaches, cancels 500 flights

Visitors pray in front of the cenotaph dedicated to the victims of the atomic bombing ahead of a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the bombing at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, 6 August, 2026. Photo: UNB/AP

Hiroshima marks 81st atomic bombing anniversary