Japan finance ministers’ meeting are being discussed by the three countries,” the ministry said in a statement. The finance chiefs are expected to take part in annual meetings of the …
Why Japan can’t escape US-China hostility over Taiwan
For Yoshitaka Nakayama, the mayor of the tiny Japanese island of Ishigaki, the threat of a hostile China hits very close to home. This tropical tourist destination of 50,000 …
Japan Inc set to offer bumper pay hikes, paving way for BOJ stimulus exit
Big Japanese companies look set to formally offer hefty pay hikes at annual wage talks with unions that wrap up on March 13, a move that will virtually cement the case for the central bank to phase …
Japan’s universities fail to make most of intellectual property
TOKYO — Universities in Japan fail to make effective use of their intellectual property due to a lack of support programs to link their research findings to businesses, with top schools earning just …
South Korea, Japan discuss economic cooperation during vice-ministerial talks
South Korea and Japan held a vice-ministerial meeting on Friday to discuss ways of cooperating on a wide range of economic and financial issues, Seoul’s finance ministry said.
South Korea, Japan discuss economic cooperation during vice-ministerial talks
South Korea and Japan held a vice-ministerial meeting on Friday to discuss ways of cooperating on a wide range of economic and financial issues, Seoul’s finance ministry said.
Women are breaking barriers in Japan’s male-dominated Noh theater
Noh theater, a traditional Japanese art form with a deeply rooted male-dominated history, has seen a notable rise in female participation in recent years. About the art form: Noh, an intricate …
Atom bomb survivor hopes Japan debut of ‘Oppenheimer’ will stoke nuclear debate
Teruko Yahata was eight when she saw a blueish-white light envelop the sky over her home city of Hiroshima one summer morning, moments before the first atomic bomb explosion knocked her unconscious …
Akira Toriyama’s death is being felt around the world as global leaders and millions of fans remember one of Japan’s most influential icons
The surprise death of Akira Toriyama, the beloved artist behind the Dragon Ball manga and the classic Dragon Quest and Chrono Trigger video games, may be 2024’s first death to be felt around the world …
Military’s Ospreys are cleared to return to flight, 3 months after latest fatal crash in Japan
Japan says it’ll join the U.S. military in returning its Ospreys to flight following the deaths of eight U.S. service members in a crash in Japan in November. U.S.