A state visit to the UK by the Emperor and Empress of Japan is to go ahead during the election campaign. The duo beat another pair by eight minutes to win a share of £20,000. Kabosu, a Japanese ...
TOKYO -- Japan's economy shrank an annualized 2% in the January-March period from the previous three months, according to preliminary government figures released on Thursday, marking the first ...
Japan’s economy contracted in the first quarter, squeezed by weaker consumption and external demand and throwing a fresh challenge to policymakers as the central bank looks to lift interest ...
Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. FILE - People walk across a pedestrian crossing in Ginza shopping district in Tokyo on March 31, 2023. The ...
Companies in Japan must provide periodical medical checks, such as tests for eyesight, hearing, hepatic function, and blood lipid level, at least once a year to their employees. Public health ...
Tourists take pictures of a Lawson convenience store with Mount Fuji in the background last week. Following complaints from locals, the town of Fujikawaguchiko is planning to block the view of the ...
A total of 21,716 people in Japan died alone at home from January through March, nearly 80% of whom were 65 or older, the National Police Agency said Monday as it released an official tally on ...
In member countries with financial sectors deemed by the IMF to be systemically important, it is a mandatory part of Article IV surveillance, and in the case of the Japan it is supposed to take place ...
The third Japan Parade, aimed at promoting Japanese culture, was held in New York City's Manhattan on Saturday. About 100 groups, including a delegation from the city of Yamaguchi, which was ...
Japan joined the World Bank in August 1952, the year after the signing of the San Francisco Peace Treaty. Starting in 1953, a number of projects were implemented in Japan with World Bank loans for the ...
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s first moon lander responded to a signal from Earth, suggesting it has survived a second freezing weeks-long lunar night, Japan’s space agency said Monday. JAXA called ...
The automobile industry in Japan is an essential pillar of Japan’s economy. Companies like Toyota, Honda, and Nissan are industry leaders not only domestically, but also globally. State-of-the ...