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Japan Airlines has announced it is offering international passengers complimentary domestic flights to any destination within Japan. While the majority of tourists come to Japan to explore…
(Bloomberg) -- Former government spokesman Katsunobu Kato declared his candidacy to become Japan’s next leader with a pledge to try and double individual incomes. Most Read from Bloomberg…
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese household spending rose less than expected in July, government data showed on Friday, as consumers remained wary of loosening their purse strings in the face of…
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's inflation-adjusted wages rose for two consecutive months in July thanks to a bump in summertime bonuses, government data showed on Thursday. Real wages in the…
(Bloomberg) -- Japan’s new prime minister needs to set a fresh fiscal consolidation target once the nation balances its budget, according to government adviser Takero Doi. Most Read from…
techEast Asia The News China threatened a severe economic retaliation against Japan if Tokyo persisted in restricting the sale of chipmaking equipment to Chinese firms. For months the US…
Typhoon Shanshan made landfall in southern Japan on Thursday, threatening “unprecedented” high winds, waves, heavy rainfall and powerful storm surges, according to Japan’s disaster…
ROME — Japanese military officials have been invited on board an Italian aircraft carrier visiting Japan to see how F-35Bs operate from naval vessels as part of growing defense ties…
[Source] Universal Studios Japan has teamed up with Capcom for an upcoming “Resident Evil” attraction set to open later this year for Halloween. Titled “Biohazard Night of Heroes” (with…
The detention in Greenland of anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson pending possible extradition to Japan has turned the spotlight on the widely condemned practice of hunting whales. A 1986…
Old footage from the Japanese government in 2016 simulating the potential effects of a powerful earthquake has been misrepresented online as showing the tremor that shook the country's…
[Source] Tomiko Itooka, a 116-year-old woman from Ashiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, is now recognized as the world’s oldest living person following the death of 117-year-old Maria Branyas…
Screenshot of the false Facebook post, taken August 21, 2024 The post racked up more than 680 shares. Other Facebook pages such as here, here and here also shared the photos with the same…
(Bloomberg) -- Japan should aim for interest rates and prices to “keep moving,” according to Katsunobu Kato, a potential candidate for the country’s next prime minister. Most Read from…
A missing pair of scissors brought an international airport in Japan to a standstill last Saturday. The unusual security situation at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido forced 36 flights to…
Screenshot of the false video captured on August 15, 2024 The false claim surfaced after a powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit southern Japan on August 8, but no major damage was…
Click here to read our updated list of the longest railway tunnels in the world Exploring the Longest Railway Tunnels Worldwide Seikan Tunnel, Japan The 53.85km Seikan tunnel in Japan is…
Canadian-US environmentalist and anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson is to remain in custody in Greenland following his arrest in July pending possible deportation to Japan, police said on…
BERLIN (AP) — A court in Greenland ruled Thursday that veteran environmental activist and anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson must remain in custody as authorities consider Japan's request…
Screenshot of the misleading Facebook post, taken August 13, 2024 The posts surfaced after a powerful 7.1-magnitude jolt hit southern Japan on August 8, leaving at least 15 people injured…
TOKYO — Japan issued a tsunami advisory Thursday after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the southern island of Kyushu. The temblor occurred off the coast of Miyazaki Prefecture at…
Japan just announced that it killed its first fin whale in years. The whale, which was 64 feet long and weighed 55 tons, was caught off Iwate Prefecture by a whaling company called Kyodo…
Japan's largest utility said it will start the first of three units at a new natural gas-fired power plant near Tokyo in an effort to provide more electricity during the peak summer demand…
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's industrial output likely fell in June, reversing from gains made the previous month, led by suspension of some auto production, a Reuters poll found on Friday.…
