What does it mean for a town to prepare for its own disappearance? To find out, one has to look no further than Yubari, a ...

The Japanese government passed a record defense budget in 2024, in line with its commitment to increase its defense spending ...

Faced with an aging population and labor shortages, Japanese businesses are increasingly relying on service robots to ...

Kanda, on Japan’s southern coast, grew in tandem with an auto plant that sends half of the cars it makes to the United States ...

After three decades of near-zero inflation, signs are growing that Japan’s economy is reaching a new equilibrium with inflation sustained at the Bank of Japan’s 2 percent headline inflation target.

Japan is the world’s most advanced ageing society with a falling birth rate, dwindling working-age population and restrictive immigration policies.

A major railway operator in Japan is embarking on a record-breaking feat to build the world’s first 3D-printed train station.

In Japan, the workforce is shrinking due to a declining birthrate and aging population, and labor shortages. To compensate for this, restaurants such as Gusto are now using cat-shaped food ...

Sompo Holdings, a leading global insurance provider, is undergoing a significant transformation under Group CEO Mikio Okumura ...

Spectacle lenses dominate Japan’s myopia control market through cultural trust and accessibility, while multifocal and soft ...

TOKYO – Recently in Tokyo an AI-driven robot leaned over a man lying on his back and gently put a hand on his knee and another on a shoulder and rolled him onto his side — a maneuver used to change ...