Most Japanese companies with operations in the United States are preparing for possible additional tariffs under the incoming Trump administration, according to a survey released on Friday by the …
North Korea denounces US for sending aircraft over Korean peninsula, KCNA reports
North Korea denounced the United States for sending military aircraft over the Korean peninsula several times this month, as well as the U.S., Japan and South Korea for holding an air military …
Japan Faces Likely Devastating ‘Megaquake’ in Next 30 Years, Say Experts
A “megaquake” hitting Japan in the next 30 years could trigger 100-foot tsunamis and kill hundreds of thousands of people.
Fact Check: Video shows Japan 2024 earthquake, not Tibet in 2025
Dashcam footage of the earthquake in Japan on New Year’s Day 2024 has been mislabeled online as showing the magnitude 6.8 earthquake in Tibet on Jan. 7, 2025, that killed 126 people and damaged four water reservoirs.
Meet Japan’s Original Decluttering Guru (No, Not That One)
Before Marie Kondo stormed into the global consciousness, Hideko Yamashita taught Japan the art of creating tidier spaces.
Cambodian finance minister praises Japanese contribution to kingdom’s economy
Minister of Economy and Finance Aun Pornmoniroth has lauded Japan’s contributions to building Cambodia’s economic infrastructure, as well as supporting its economic integration into the regional and …
Japan firms face serious labour crunch from aging population, survey shows
Two-thirds of Japanese companies are experiencing a serious business impact from a shortage of workers, a Reuters survey showed on Thursday, as the country’s population continues to shrink and age …
Asia markets mostly fall as investors assess U.S. inflation data, Japan business sentiment
Investors in Asia parsed through the Reuters Tankan survey from Japan for January which showed improved business sentiment among Japanese companies.
20,000-year-old ‘human’ fossils from Japan aren’t what we thought
The 20,000-year-old fossilized bones of “Ushikawa Man,” thought to be some of Japan’s most ancient human fossils, are not what scientists believed they were, new research finds. Instead, they are the bones of an ancient bear.
TSMC Drives Record Investment Into US, Japan in China Decoupling
Taiwan’s companies invested a record amount of money in the US and Japan last year while the figure for China stagnated — highlighting supply-chain shifts resulting from worsening cross-strait ties.