In an increasingly hot property market in Japan, real estate buyers are testing both paths. Several factors indicate more confidence and stronger forecasts for Japanese property, with substantial …
S. Korea, US, Japan to launch trilateral ‘Freedom Edge’ exercise this summer
The defense chiefs of South Korea, the United States and Japan agreed Sunday to launch a regular trilateral multidomain exercise this summer, Seoul’s defense ministry said, amid joint efforts to …
Feeling flush: Japan’s high-tech toilets go global
As Japan plays host to a record influx of tourists, one of the country’s more private attractions—the high-tech toilet—is becoming a must-have in luxury bathrooms worldwide.
Japan service-sector staff set to get protection from abusive customers
In Japan, the customer has long been regarded as akin to royalty, but the tradition appears to have found its limits, with both autho
Japan loses contact with Akatsuki, humanity’s only active Venus probe
The Japanese space agency said it has lost contact with its intrepid Venus spacecraft Akatsuki.
Japan seeks cooperation with like-minded countries against attempts to ‘change status quo’
Maintaining peace, stability in Indo-Pacific region is common interest that concerns entire int’l community, and Japan committed to taking lead in this effort,’ says Japanese defense minister
US and allies clash with China and Russia over North Korea’s launches and threats to use nukes
The United States and allies South Korea and Japan clashed with China and Russia Friday over North Korea’s latest satellite and ballistic missile launches and threats to use nuclear weapons that have …
Japan confirms first currency intervention since 2022 with $62 billion in spending
Data from Japan’s Ministry of Finance confirmed the country’s first currency intervention since 2022, after the Japanese yen plunged to a 34-year-low in April. The finance ministry on Friday stated …
Morning Bid: China PMIs, Tokyo CPI Eyed; Month-End Mood Dims
The MSCI World, MSCI Asia ex-Japan, MSCI emerging market and Japan’s Nikkei 225 indexes are all poised for their second weekly loss in a row. Rising bond yields, and now U.S. growth concerns, are …
Why Japan is clamping down on host clubs
Host clubs, where young male staff “pamper and flatter” female guests, are “booming” in Japan.Some 21,000 male hosts work at 900 of these lucrative establishments but opaque prices for drinks and a …