Japan’s manufacturing industry is paying close attention to Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. There are theories that it may acquire the struggling Nissan Motor, while other information ...

Foreign workers are now essential in many industries across Japan. Their numbers, according to the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare, reached 2.3 million in October 2024, a 12.4% increase ...

The forerunner of kanten is tokoroten noodles, created by boiling tengusa or similar seaweed, setting the strained liquid into blocks and then using a special press cutter to form it into noodles.

Electoral setbacks meant the Liberal Democratic Party will receive ¥2 billion less in political party grants in 2025 than in the previous year. In Japan, political party grants are funds ...

Tokyo, March 31 (Jiji Press)--The Special Committee on Political Reform of the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of ...

Tokyo, March 31 (Jiji Press)--Major food and beverage makers are planning markups for 4,225 products in Japan in April, ...

Each year thousands of Asians enter Japan as language students with the aim of building successful careers. But not all are prepared for the mental, physical, and financial struggles involved.

The possibilities of holding the same-day elections and expanding the ruling coalition, which currently consists of the ...

Many small businesses in Japan face the issue of finding a successor to continue running them, as children of the current owners often show no interest in taking over. The M&A broker service ...

A survey on disaster preparedness targeting 200,000 people across Japan, revealed that two in three of the respondents had concerns about how to confirm the safety of others in the event of a ...

Some 20% of Japan’s exports in 2024 went to the United States, with around a third of the total connected to the auto industry. US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs are set to deal a ...

Japan’s overall balance of trade for 2024 showed a deficit of almost ¥5.5 trillion, but it had a bilateral trade surplus of some ¥8.6 trillion with the United States. Japan’s balance of ...