Over recent years, the chewy rice cakes have killed and hospitalized hundreds of people in Japan, where it is eaten to celebrate the new year.
This Vietnamese town boomed as factories left China. Now it’s asking what’s next?
The economy has profited from friction between Washington and Beijing as factories shifted out of China, joining earlier waves of foreign investment by the Japanese and South Koreans that have made …
Fresh North Korea missile test sets off emergency alert in Japan
South Korea’s military also confirmed the launch, saying the missile was fired toward waters off North Korea’s east coast.
South Korean president visits China following Beijing’s rising tensions with Japan over Taiwan
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung is set to visit China on Sunday as Beijing aims to strengthen ties amid heightened tensions with Japan over Taiwan.
Japan says Trump has invited its leader to the US. It comes as ties with China are strained
President Donald Trump has invited Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to visit the United States this year.
India Surpasses Japan. When It May Overtake Germany As 3rd Largest Economy
India’s GDP per capita was $2,694 in 2024, according to the latest World Bank figures, 12 times smaller than Japan’s $32,487 and 20 times smaller than Germany’s $56,103.
Japan business lobby chiefs urge government to tackle weak yen, media reports
Two major Japanese business lobbying groups called on the government to address the yen’s weakness, which is inflating import costs and weighing on households and businesses, their chiefs told …
6.0 magnitude earthquake strikes Japan weeks after Aomori tremor
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported that the magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurred at approximately 56 miles, 91 km, east of Noda, a town located in Japan’s Iwate Prefecture, on the …
How Japan is fighting back against a surge of bear attacks
As of the end of November, 235 bear attacks had killed 13 people across Japan this year, both the highest figures since records began in 2006, according to official data.
How will Japan’s gov’t improve management of foreign-owned real estate?
To manage property ownership by foreign nationals, the Japanese government is making adjustments to create a new database as early as fiscal 2027. The …