Japan's Prime ‌Minister Sanae Takaichi has cancelled a planned ​meeting with ​Gulf Cooperation Council country ambassadors ⁠and an ​iftar dinner with a ​wider group of Muslim diplomats in Tokyo, due ...
Tomoko Kobayashi reopened her inn in northeastern Fukushima to bring a sense of normal life back to her deserted hometown five years after the nuclear disaster ...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals in Japan implemented strict visitation restrictions. While national guidance evolved and COVID-19 was legally reclassified in May 2023, publicly available ...
Japan’s economy expanded in the final quarter of 2025 more than initially reported thanks to stronger corporate investment, as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi urges further spending to develop key ...
The number of visitors from Japan is still only about half of the 1.5 million that came before the COVID-19 pandemic. But numbers only tell part of the story.
In another grim milestone, births dipped below the 710,000 mark 17 years earlier than anticipated, despite heavy government ...
Myong Yu Jong struck a first-half hat-trick as North Korea marked their Women’s Asian Cup return with a 3-0 victory over ...
Joichi Ito’s involvement in a publicly funded Japanese initiative had come under scrutiny after new details revealed his close relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
Japan's economy grew 0.1% in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared to the previous three months, avoiding a technical ...
Japan‘s premium video-on-demand sector achieved $7.2 billion in total revenue during 2025, marking a 15% year-over-year increase, according to a new report from Media Partners Asia. The growth ...
Japan‘s premium streaming sector grew 15% in 2025 to hit revenues of $7.2B, according to Media Partners Asia (MPA). A combination of an expansion of ad-supported tiers, more local content, and live ...
Shinzo Abe was no longer prime minister of Japan when the country first authorised COVID-19 vaccines, contrary to misleading online claims about domestic inoculation policy that were cited by posts as ...