The popularity of Japan’s crisp powder snow among foreign skiers, surging back into the country, is luring more to seek the thrill of pristine backcountry slopes – sometimes with deadly impact.
Laos begins digital currency trial with Japanese blockchain company
TOKYO: The Laotian central bank tests its digital currency starting Tuesday in cooperation with a Japanese blockchain developer, part of a growing interest in the currency among Asia’s monetary …
Two of four Japanese fraud suspects arrested on flight from Philippines to Japan
Tokyo police arrested two Japanese men on suspicion of fraud on their flight back to Japan on Tuesday. The two were being repatriated after charges against them in the Philippines were scrapped.
Japan Plans to Dump Fukushima Wastewater Into a Pacific With a Toxic Nuclear History
Amid nuclear’s toxic legacy in the Pacific, Japan’s plan to dump Fukushima wastewater into the ocean evokes apprehensions.
Old school backpacks too heavy, Japan’s pupils complain
Sturdy leather bag known as randoseru can weigh 4-10kg when full, leaving students in pain and wanting something lighter …
7.5-foot-long sword from 4th-century Japan may have ‘protected’ deceased from evil spirits
Archaeologists have unearthed an oversized ceremonial iron sword and a bronze mirror shaped like a shield from a 1,600-year-old burial mound in Nara, Japan.
Taiwan tells start-ups to shun mainland China and go to Japan instead, amid supply-chain decoupling
The head of a Taiwanese government-backed group says that diversifying supply chains, with an eye on Japan, is being encouraged as ‘one of the new government policies’.
Japan Dec household spending falls more than expected, real wages rebound
It marked the biggest monthly decline since the 2.8% decrease in Feb 2022. Japan’s private consumption, which occupies more than half of the country’s gross domestic product, has underpinned the …
Japan Dec real wages post first rise in 9 months on 26-year-high nominal growth
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s real wages rose in December for the first time since March despite rising inflation, as nominal pay grew at the fastest pace in nearly 26 years with robust winter bonuses.
Japan’s Long-Awaited Return to Geopolitics
Analysis: Japan’s Long-Awaited Return to Geopolitics Japan’s Long-Awaited Return to Geopolitics… | View Comments () In geopolitics, rarely do we realize that a tectonic shift is taking place the …