-
Japan 'mulling IWC withdrawal' to resume commercial whalingJapan is considering pulling out of the International Whaling Commission (IWC), officials told AFP on...
-
SoftBank mobile unit marks Japan's largest-ever IPO, but sinks more than 14 percentSoftBank Corp President and CEO Ken Miyauchi rings the bell during a ceremony for the...
-
Amid global market volatility, Japan may end up being one of the best bets in 2019Japan faces fewer micro and macro economic issues compared to the U.S., Europe and China...
-
Apple's Latest Phone Pricier in Korea Than in U.S, JapanApple's latest flagship smartphone, iPhone XS, is more expensive in Korea than in the U.S.,...
-
Japan bolsters military to counter China, RussiaJapan will accelerate spending on advanced stealth fighters, long-range missiles and other equipment over the...
-
Police, firemen search for cause of explosion in Japan's SapporoPolice and fire officials on Monday were searching for the cause of a dramatic explosion...
-
Tattoo: Art still provoking suspicion in JapanWhen Mana Izumi got her first tattoo at 18, she wasn't trying to rebel or...
-
Japan says 10 medical schools altered admissions, some kept out womenA Japanese government investigation sparked by a row over medical school admissions has found improper...
-
Japan enacts controversial law to accept foreign workersJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition early on Saturday (Dec 8) rammed through legislation...
-
Why Youth Unemployment Is Higher in Korea Than in JapanOne reason for Korea's high youth unemployment despite a shortage of workers in smaller firms...
-
6 missing after two US Marine planes crash while refuelling off JapanRescue operations were under way on Thursday (Dec 6) for five US marines missing after...
-
Sharp contractors axe 3,000 staff as iPhone sensor output shifts: unionNearly 3,000 foreign workers subcontracted to Sharp Corp have been laid off in central Japan,...
-
Countering China: US, Japan and India push for open AsiaThe leaders of the United States, Japan and India met jointly on Friday (Nov 30)...
-
South Korean court orders Mitsubishi to compensate wartime forced labourersSouth Korea's top court ruled on Thursday (Nov 29) that Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries must...
-
Japan, Vatican agree to begin preparations for papal visitForeign Minister Taro Kono met with Vatican Secretary for Relations with States Paul Richard Gallagher...
-
Cheap labour continues to draw Japanese investmentThe devastating terrorist attack in Dhaka in July 2016 that killed seven Japanese citizens could...
-
BTS apologizes for nuclear blast T-shirtThe managers of hugely popular South Korean boy band BTS have issued an extensive apology...
-
The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue meets in SingaporeThe partners of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, or Quad, met in Singapore on November 15,...
-
Labour woes force Japan to prise open door to migrant workersAgeing Japan is reluctantly attempting to prise open its doors to migrant workers as it...
-
Japan economy shrinks 0.3% in July-SeptemberJapan's economy shrank in the three months to September, official data showed Wednesday (Nov 14),...
-
Iran could be the key to cementing India and Japan tiesUS President Donald Trump has elevated India and Japan to the top of his list...
-
Japan TV station cancels K-pop band BTS performance over nuclear bomb shirtA Japanese television station has cancelled a performance by the wildly popular Korean boyband BTS,...
-
South Korea pushes back at Japan in forced labour rowJapan should avoid aggravating historical tensions in a diplomatic row over South Koreans forced to...
-
Japanese Recruiters Flock to KoreaThe Busan Exhibition and Convention Center was packed on Monday with 112 Japanese companies recruiting...
-
5.9-magnitude earthquake strikes off Japan's Hokkaido: USGSA shallow 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's northern island of Hokkaido on Monday (Nov 5),...