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Tourist-crowded Japan turns to apps to combat guide shortages

June 13, 2025

Toyota shipping US cars to Japan among ideas to avoid Trump tariffs
TOKYO — Japanese automakers are exploring all options to help their country reduce its trade imbalance with the U.S. as Tokyo continues efforts to negotiate a trade deal with the U.S. amid a looming July 9 deadline for the imposition of President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs. Among floated ideas: Toyota Motor importing cars it makes in the U.S.…
Pakistan aims to boost Gwadar port with new shipping lines, ferry
ISLAMABAD — The Pakistani government said last week that it plans to expand the port of Gwadar in the country’s southwest, aiming to revive the Chinese-run facility by opening new shipping lines and a ferry service. Pakistan’s Ministry of Maritime Affairs announced that new shipping lines from Gwadar will open to facilitate trade between the…
Sindh govt notifies minimum monthly wage of Rs 40,000
KARACHI: The Sindh government has officially issued a notification setting the minimum monthly wage at Rs. 40,000. According to the notification: Semi-skilled workers are to receive a minimum monthly wage of Rs. 41,280 while skilled workers have been allocated a minimum wage of Rs. 48,910. For highly skilled workers, the minimum wage has been fixed…
Japan’s inflation election masks a deeper democratic reckoning
Tobias Harris is the founder of Japan Foresight. He is the author of “The Iconoclast: Shinzo Abe and the New Japan.” Japanese party leaders are focusing heavily on pocketbook issues in their appeals to voters at the start of the campaign for the July 20 upper house elections.
Lion attacks woman and children after escaping cage in Pakistan farmhouse
On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch A man in Lahore has been arrested after a lion escaped from a farmhouse and injured a woman and two children in a residential neighbourhood, police said. The attack…
Light drizzle reported in parts of Karachi
KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast intermittent light drizzle in various parts of the city today. According to weather analysts, Karachi is likely to experience on-and-off drizzling throughout the day, though there is no expectation of heavy rainfall. Clifton, DHA, and Sea View witnessed light drizzle early this morning, adding a pleasant touch…
Indonesia bourse set for busy week with eight debuts
JAKARTA — The Indonesia Stock Exchange is set for a busy week with eight companies heading for market debuts and a subsidi of major energy conglomerate Barito Pacific expected to bring in the most initial public offering proceeds so far this year. Indonesia’s IPO market has been subdued this year, mirroring a global trend shaped by uncertainties…
PSX hits historic high as KSE-100 Index sets new record
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange(PSE) has set a new milestone, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index soaring to its highest level in history. On Monday, the first trading day of the week and the new fiscal year, the market extended its bullish momentum for the seventh consecutive session. The benchmark KSE-100 Index surged by 1,187 points…