About a third of 18-year-old women in Japan may never have children, a government institute said on Wednesday, in the latest data spelling an uphill battle to reverse a dwindling population in the world’s third-largest economy.
Busan Film Festival Competition Showcases Mori Tatsuya’s Feature Debut, Choi Ji’s Exploration of Hong Kong, Bangladesh Trio
The main competition section of the Busan International Film Festival is set to showcase two new features from Bangladeshi directors, the feature debut of Japanese documentary maker Mori Tatsuya and …
Japan’s Simplex launches first ETFs focused on stocks below book value
Japan’s Simplex Asset Management said it will launch exchange-traded funds focused on undervalued stocks, including the first aimed at shares below book value, reflecting demand for exposure to the wave of corporate reform rallying Japanese markets.
There’s a Way Out of a South China Sea Meltdown | Opinion
Biden’s attempts at uniting Japan and South Korea are ultimately destined to fail without the support of Southeast Asian nations who are crucial to combatting increasingly nefarious threats in the South China Sea.
UPDATE 3-Japan considering extending gasoline subsidies to year-end – sources
TOKYO, Aug 29 (Reuters) – Japan’s government is considering extending until year-end fuel subsidies to keep gasoline prices below 180 yen a liter, while working on a supplementary budget to finance …
Just as China faces a Japan-style ‘lost decade,’ Japan thinks it’s near a ‘turning point’ in decades-long deflation battle
As a result, throughout the ’90s, the Japanese economy grew just 1% annually, falling behind other developed nations. And since then, Japan’s aging population and rising debt have led to persistent …
Just as China faces a Japan-style ‘lost decade,’ Japan thinks it’s near a ‘turning point’ in decades-long deflation battle
As a result, throughout the ’90s, the Japanese economy grew just 1% annually, falling behind other developed nations. And since then, Japan’s aging population and rising debt have led to persistent …
Japan’s newest billionaire is a college dropout who built a global udon noodle empire
A college dropout has risen to become the Japan’s latest billionaire after successfully building a global noodle empire. Money in udon: Takaya Awata, the 61-year-old founder and CEO of Toridoll Holdings,
Toyota to resume operations in Japan after glitch halted operations in all 14 plants in the country
Toyota will resume operations on Wednesday after an unknown glitch brought all 14 Toyota plants in Japan – a third of the company’s global production – to a standstill.
Toyota to restart Japan production on Wednesday after system failure
Toyota Motor will restart operations at its assembly plants in Japan on Wednesday, after a production system malfunction brought domestic output to a halt at the world’s biggest-selling automaker.