Japan’s shipping firms are racing their vessels through the Strait of Hormuz

Japan’s top shipping firms, Nippon Yusen and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, are racing their vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, cutting the time spent in Gulf waters to avoid getting caught in the crossfire of Iran’s war with Israel and America,...

Tokyo Revengers Finally Gets Major Anime Production Update With New 'Three Deities' Reveal

Tokyo Revengers fans finally have news about new episodes after the last batch of episodes finished airing in 2023. The next installment of the series, the Three Deities Arc, will be coming in 2026. Oricon reports that the new season was announced...

Japan's retail rice prices fall below 4,000 yen, hitting prime minister's target

TOKYO :Japan's average retail rice prices fell below 4,000 yen ($27) for the first time in four months, data showed on Monday, after the government released an emergency stockpile of rice to tackle food inflation ahead of a national election. The...

Japan's Nikkei falls on Iran risks but weaker yen limits losses

Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Monday as U.S. attacks on Iranian nuclear sites fueled risk aversion, while the accompanying jump in oil prices weighed on the outlook for Japan's economy and corporate earnings. The Nikkei declined 0.13% to...

Japan appears to show some support for US strikes on Iran nuke sites

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya. (Mainichi) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government on Monday appeared to show some support for U.S. strikes on Iran's key nuclear sites over the weekend, saying that they signaled Washington's resolve to...

Japan's yen sinks as spike in crude oil overpowers safe-haven appeal

TOKYO :The Japanese yen, normally one of the most sought after safe havens in times of geopolitical stress, has dropped 2.4 per cent against the U.S. dollar and 1.4 per cent against the Swiss franc since Israel launched missile attacks against...

Japan to set up evacuation shelters on island near Taiwan by 2027

TOKYO -- The Japanese government will set up the country's first long-stay evacuation shelters on an island near Taiwan by the end of fiscal 2027 amid growing concerns over tensions in the Taiwan Strait. The construction of the first such shelters...

Japan Private Sector Expands Most In 4 Months

Japan's private sector grew the most in four months in June as manufacturing activity returned to growth amid stronger increase in services activity, flash data from S&P Global showed on Monday. The au Jibun Bank flash composite output index...

Japanese PM Ishiba decides to skip NATO Summit

Shigeru Ishiba, the Prime Minister of Japan, has cancelled his June 24-26 visit to Netherlands to attend the NATO Summit, the country's Foreign Ministry announced on Monday. "Prime Minister's visit to The Hague in the Kingdom of the Netherlands,...

Consumers Use Mobile Wallets 21% of the Time for In-Store Purchases

Mobile wallets rapidly emerging as a pivotal force in how consumers conduct in-store transactions worldwide. In the PYMNTS Intelligence report “Pocket Revolution: How Mobile Wallets Are Changing Payments Worldwide,” responses from more than...

Japan PM Ishiba to Skip NATO Summit

The Yomiuri Shimbun Shigeru Ishiba Jiji Press 18:06 JST, June 23, 2025 TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has canceled his visit to the Netherlands for the NATO summit, the Japanese government announced Monday. While the...

Japanese companies offer gifts to boost their ranks of loyal retail investors

More Japanese companies are giving gifts at annual general meetings (AGMs) in a practice that could increase the ranks of loyal retail investors as pressure from activist investors grows. The pickup in gifts, from collectibles to food, has been...

Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly Election: LDP’s Struggle Highlights Public Dissatisfaction with Politics

Editorial 16:45 JST, June 23, 2025 The harsh election results likely reflected public dissatisfaction with the running of the current administration, in addition to the issue of politics and money. The Liberal Democratic Party must take the voice...

Japan's manufacturing rebounds in June, services maintain growth amid new orders

Japanese exceptionalism: What can we learn from it?

rejected or outright ejected them; modern retailer migrations are similar in this way, too. Witness the abandonment of Asia by Carrefour, Metro and Tesco, the retreat of Starbucks from Australia, and of Topshop and Debenhams from, well,...

Japan – CanSinoBIO Launches Pneumococcal Vaccine: An Innovative Choice to Safeguard Children’s Health

CanSinoBIO Launches Pneumococcal Vaccine: An Innovative Choice to Safeguard Children’s Health HONG KONG, Jun 20, 2025 – (ACN Newswire) – Pneumonia is a form of acute respiratory infection, that is common in all age groups and can cause mild to...

Japanese Business Delegation Arrives in Sofia Tuesday

Japan's Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Akiyoshi Kato, with a delegation of about 50 representatives of Japanese companies, will arrive for a two-day visit to Bulgaria on June 24, Krasimir Ivanov, head of the Commercial...

Japan to Collaborate with 3 European Countries on Infrastructure Development; Will Work With Romania, Bulgaria, Czech Republic to Build Railroads, Energy Systems

The Japan News By Hironari Akiyama / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent 15:01 JST, June 23, 2025 BRUSSELS — The Japanese government will strengthen its cooperation with the Central and Eastern European nations of Romania, Bulgaria and the Czech...

JERA–Woodside LNG pact bolstering Japan’s winter energy resilience

Japan’s JERA, an equal joint venture of two major Japanese electric power companies, TEPCO Fuel & Power Incorporated and Chubu Electric Power Company, has signed a non-binding heads of agreement (HoA) with the Singaporean subsidiary of Australian...

Women declare engineering is the way to go

In honour of International Women in Engineering Day, British DSO UK Power Networks has highlighted six professionals who declare engineering as the way to go if you want a powerful career. Trailblazers Samantha Burchell, Emma Christensen, Hilal...