Japanese companies use AI to pass on veteran workers’ skills
Through trial and error, companies are developing schemes to more practically and efficiently train employees, looking to improve on conventional methods in which young workers…
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Japan agrees to increase U.S. rice imports by 75％, invest US$550 billion in key U.S. industries
The agreement also includes the purchasing of U.S. defence equipment.
Unique temple frog-jumping festival takes a leap in the heat in Japan’s Nara
It has its origins in a legend about a man who, after insulting an ascetic, is taken by an eagle and left on a mountain. A high-ranking priest from Kinpusenji temple transformed…
New ‘Demon Slayer’ film breaks records in Japan with US$37.5 million box office revenue
About 5.16 million people went to see the new film in the first four days, raising the box office revenue to about ¥7.31 billion.
Japan business group chair welcomes outcome of tariff talks
Tsutsui, the chairperson of Japan Business Federation, said he was greatly concerned about automobile tariffs, as they will have a significant impact on the broad-based automobile…
Deepening US-Japan-Philippines security cooperation
Security cooperation between the US, Japanese, and Philippine defence authorities has progressed in the form of Japan’s participation in joint training exercises conducted by…
US President Trump announces trade deal with Japan, including 15% tariff
In a post on Truth Social, Mr Trump said the deal would include US$550 billion of Japanese investments in the United States.
Elementary school students in Iwate, Japan learn how to avoid bear attacks
A city official explained the nature and habits of bears to 170 students and instructed them to carry bells, radios and other noisemakers in order to avoid encountering bears.
North Korea slams Japan’s fighter jet project with UK, Italy as revival of ‘wartime alliance’
In December 2023, Japan, the UK, and Italy signed the Global Combat Air Program treaty to jointly develop a sixth-generation fighter jet. The initiative was widely seen as…
Depopulation complicates Japan’s rice policy; needs of farmers, consumers have diverged
The number of people whose primary occupation is in the agriculture industry has halved over the past 25 years, dropping to about 1.1 million. Their average age is 69. The number…