Walter Sim
Japan Correspondent at The Straits Times
• Japan Correspondent for @straits_times • Ex-2VP for @fccjapan (2020-2021) • Singaporean in Japan • Snapshots on IG @waltersim • RTs = interest ≠ endorsements
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6 days ago |
thestar.com.my | Walter Sim |Nirmala Ganapathy |Wendy Z.W. Teo
TOKYO/NEW DELHI/SEOUL: No accord was signed, and a yawning gap still remains between the two countries. But to all intents and purposes, the first round of trade talks between the US and Japan on Wednesday (April 16) is seen in Tokyo as a relative success. Not that US President Donald Trump moved even a millimetre on any of his positions on tariffs.
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1 week ago |
straitstimes.com | Walter Sim |Nirmala Ganapathy |Wendy Z.W. Teo
TOKYO/NEW DELHI/SEOUL – No accord was signed, and a yawning gap still remains between the two countries. But to all intents and purposes, the first round of trade talks between the US and Japan on April 16 is seen in Tokyo as a relative success. Not that US President Donald Trump moved even a millimetre on any of his positions on tariffs.
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1 week ago |
straitstimes.com | Walter Sim
– Travellers flying into Japan from Singapore will soon enjoy better access to off-the-beaten-track destinations across the archipelago. This comes as Singapore Airlines (SIA) signed a joint venture agreement with Japan’s largest carrier, All Nippon Airways (ANA), on April 17 in a deal that has been more than five years in the making, with plans first announced in January 2020.
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1 week ago |
asianews.network | Walter Sim
April 16, 2025TOKYO – A Japanese high school began offering a metaverse programme in 2024, allowing students to attend classes by donning a virtual reality (VR) headset. Yushi International High School, in south-west Japan’s Kumamoto prefecture, is pushing the boundaries of education in its three-year high school diploma programme, where students first get to know one another by their avatars and nicknames.
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1 week ago |
straitstimes.com | Walter Sim
– A Japanese high school began offering a metaverse programme in 2024, allowing students to attend classes by donning a virtual reality (VR) headset. Yushi International High School, in south-west Japan’s Kumamoto prefecture, is pushing the boundaries of education in its three-year high school diploma programme, where students first get to know one another by their avatars and nicknames.
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