TOKYO—Last year, China native Tomo Hayashi, the owner of a metals-trading firm, moved to Tokyo. He quickly adopted a Japanese name, spent the equivalent of about $650,000 on a luxury waterfront ...
A weekly ranking of the most popular songs in Japan combining physical and digital sales, audio streams, radio airplay, YouTube and GYAO! video views and karaoke data, compiled by Billboard Japan.
Japan likely conducted its second currency intervention this week, current account figures from the central bank suggest, in another sign of the government’s intensified battle to prop up the yen.
Japan’s space agency said Thursday that its first lunar mission hit the tiny patch of the moon’s surface it was aiming for, in a successful demonstration of its pinpoint landing system ...
There are some incredible JRPGs available to play right now. The Japanese role playing video games genre is one of the most well-loved in all of games, with a very dedicated fan base. Obviously ...
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 ...
Kabosu, a Japanese shiba inu, inspired the viral "doge" meme and became the face of Dogecoin cryptocurrency. A big barrier is erected as local residents accuse tourists of dropping litter and ...
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. April was a testy month for Japan. The yen tumbled to a 34-year low before the government appeared to barge ...
India will overtake Japan in nominal gross domestic product in dollar terms in 2025, according to the International Monetary Fund's estimates released this month. Japan's nominal GDP in 2025 is ...
Japan's weak currency is boosting tourism, with a record-breaking 3.1 million visitors in March. The devalued yen is encouraging tourists to spend more on luxury goods. The currency is negatively ...
The Japanese yen hit a fresh multidecade low before rebounding sharply, after the government stepped in to shore up the currency. The yen weakened past 160 to the dollar early Monday, before ...