Young bodybuilders lift Japan's ailing care sector

Muscles bulging, bodybuilder Takuya Usui settles a woman into her wheelchair at a Japanese care home, where jacked Gen Zers are helping to ease labour shortages in a struggling industry.Gender stereotypes and poor pay have long discouraged...

Contract signed for construction of ‘hall for all’ concert venue

Plans for Edinburgh’s first purpose-built concert hall in more than a century have reached a new milestone with the signing of the construction contract after a £40 million funding boost. Work on the Dunard Centre will begin within weeks after the...

Japan Inflation Rises As New PM Eyes Economic Package

Japanese inflation accelerated last month, official data showed Friday, ahead of a maiden policy speech by new Prime Minister Sakae Takaichi who has promised to ease pressure on households. Takaichi's predecessor Shigeru Ishiba survived barely a...

Why The Workhorse Of The World’s Cargo Airlines Is No Longer In Production

Boeing is one of the largest commercial aircraft manufacturers in the world, founded in 1916, nearly 110 years ago. Since then, the company has produced a wide variety of aircraft. This includes the Boeing 707, which helped usher the commercial...

Japan’s Geothermal Energy In Spotlight

TOKYO, Oct 24 (News On Japan) - Geothermal energy is drawing growing global attention as a key to combating global warming and achieving a decarbonized society. Among clean energy sources, it stands out for its stability and scalability. Japan,...

Hyundai Motor, Kia make renewed effort in Japan

Hyundai Motor and Kia will showcase their strategic eco-friendly vehicles at the upcoming Japan Mobility Show 2025, in a renewed push for the Japanese market — long dominated by the country’s domestic carmakers. This marks the first time since...

Google Expands India-First Agricultural AI APIs To APAC Countries

New Delhi: US tech giant Google on Friday announced that it is expanding its Agricultural Landscape Understanding (ALU) API and Agricultural Monitoring and Event Detection (AMED) API, initially launched in India, to “trusted testers” in Malaysia,...

Planning a trip to Japan? Expect higher visa fees and tourist taxes in 2026

Published on 24/10/2025 - 7:57 GMT+2 If you’re budgeting for a trip to Japan in 2026, you may need to set aside a little extra. The Japanese government is planning to increase the international departure tax in 2026. Fees for single- and...

Asia News Wrap: Japan's first female PM takes office, and more

Here are a few stories from around Asia you may have missed this week. Japan's first female PM takes office with new cabinet Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and members of her cabinet pose for a group photo outside the Prime Minister's...

Japanese Artist’s Paper Cutouts Create a Bottle-sized Fantasy World

The Yomiuri Shimbun Precisely made paper cutouts seem to float in glass bottles. By Kenji Iwaasa / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer 11:00 JST, October 24, 2025 One artist is taking kirie paper cutouts to the next level with her skill at creating...

Australian shipbuilder Civmec eyes joint Japan frigate project

Aerospace & Defense Industries Company diversifies as prices fluctuate in mainstay resource business Civmec completed construction of this more than 50,000-square-meter shipyard in Western Australia in 2020. (AMC) RURIKA IMAHASHI October 24, 2025...

Japan’s Faster Inflation Highlights Need for Takaichi Response

Japan’s key price measure picked up pace on higher energy costs, keeping the Bank of Japan on track for further rate hikes and underscoring a key challenge facing new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. Consumer prices excluding fresh food rose 2.9%...

In Japan and South Korea, Trump will promote big investments, but details still not clear

President Donald Trump is going to Japan and South Korea next week to promote an epic financial windfall — at least $900 billion in investments for U.S. factories, a natural gas pipeline and other projects. Japan and South Korea made those...

JBL Drops the 4369 Studio Monitor in Tokyo: Big Sound, Bigger Legacy, Zero Subtlety

At least they didn’t drop it on Tokyo. HARMAN Luxury Audio Group has officially unveiled the JBL 4369 Studio Monitor at the 2025 Tokyo International Audio Show, stepping up as the new flagship in the JBL Studio Monitor Series. Building on the...

World News | Trial of Shooter of Former Japan PM Shinzo Abe to Begin Next Week

Tokyo [Japan], October 24 (ANI): The trial of the man indicted for killing former Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, is set to begin next week, as reported by Kyodo News. According to Kyodo News, Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, is expected to plead guilty...

Japan's core consumer prices in September rise 2.9% on energy, food costs

A grocery store is seen in Tokyo in this June. 10, 2022 file photo. (Mainichi) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's core consumer prices in September rose 2.9 percent from a year earlier, driven by higher energy and food costs, government data showed Friday....

70 pct of Japan's bear attacks occur in human-inhabited areas: study

TOKYO, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- A survey has found that about 70 percent of bear attacks on human beings in Japan occurred in areas where people conduct their daily livelihoods, local media reported. As of noon on Thursday, 64 people in 12 prefectures...

Google ALU and AMED APIs: Tech Giant Expands Its India-First Agricultural Landscape Understanding API, Agriculture Monitoring and Event Detection to More Countries

New Delhi, October 24: US tech giant Google on Friday announced that it is expanding its Agricultural Landscape Understanding (ALU) API and Agricultural Monitoring and Event Detection (AMED) API, initially launched in India, to "trusted testers"...

CM Khandu holds series of meetings in Tokyo to boost India-Japan cooperation

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu, who is currently on an official visit to Japan, held a series of high-level meetings in Tokyo on Thursday aimed at expanding cultural and economic cooperation between India and Japan. In a significant...

Shipbuilders answer LDP’s call to revitalize critical industry

The government and ruling Liberal Democratic Party plan to revitalize the shipbuilding industry by designating it as a critical sector for economic security, on par with artificial intelligence and semiconductors. With the LDP aiming to create a...