The case highlighted the unclear criteria foreign residents face when wanting to become a naturalized citizen in Japan, with the plaintiff's lawyers calling it a "black box."
Japanese convenience store snack sections are going to be looking drab later this month. Though your body does need some minimum amount of calories, sodium, and fat in order to function properly, pota
The finance minister has stopped short of saying that the two countries are engaged in coordinated intervention in the currency market or that they are planning a joint response.
The total number of deaths caused by bear attacks in fiscal 2025 was 13, the highest in recorded history.
Axiom Space, a Texas-based company, is launching a Japan subsidiary. This move aims to strengthen ties with Japan as Axiom plans a commercial replacement for the International Space Station.
Sources say Ursula von der Leyen's working style is leading her broader campaign to revive the EU project to falter.
Hopefully new policies will keep Chiikawa figures out of scalpers’ hands so they can find their ways to fans instead. McDonald’s Japan is getting ready to release its Chiikawa Happy Meals this week, f
Ask a Tokyoite about a place in the city where you can enjoy nature, nostalgia, shopping, dining and entertainment in a sophisticated, futuristic way — all in one place — and they'll answer Odaiba.
This year’s immersive lights display takes inspiration from the atmosphere of a Japanese summer festival with firework and firefly designs. Every year since 2014, Japanese digital art company Naked, I
Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, launched a controversial program Monday to reward people for reporting businesses that hire illegal foreign workers. After verifying the information as accurate
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