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 ...

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 ...

Host clubs are bars where young male hosts serve women drinks and charm them with conversation. Typically, one evening can cost a group hundreds of thousands of yen, sometimes even millions.

Noble features, deep in silent meditation, inspire a sense of yearning for the Pure Land. The face belongs to a damaged statue in the Amida Hall at Kōzōji, one of the oldest temples in Miyagi ...

Japan accepted 190 people as refugees in 2024; the figure dropped by more than a third from the record high of 303 in 2023. Japan’s Immigration Services Agency announced that 190 people were ...

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.

Before buying electronic tickets for Osaka Expo 2025, which is due to begin on April 13, visitors must obtain an Expo ID by agreeing to what is presented as a “personal information protection ...

The November 2024 program at the National Bunraku Theater in Osaka featured the play Chūshingura: The Treasury of Loyal Retainers, originally written as an 11-act drama and considered one of the ...

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 ...

Kure, Hiroshima Pref., April 6 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Defense Ministry held an inaugural ceremony for a new Self-Defense Forces unit focused on maritime transportation at the Maritime SDF's Kure ...

Tokyo, April 10 (Jiji Press)--Japan Airlines plans to start commercial flying car operations in 2027, company officials said Wednesday. The Japanese airline will start test flights of unmanned ...

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.