Japan restaurant operators making further inroads in Asia
The growing popularity of Japanese food overseas has provided a boost, but the key to steady business is the development of fine-tuned flavors and ingredients tailored to local…
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Japan resumes entry of foreign tourists
Japan attracted 31.88 million foreign visitors in 2019 before the outbreak of the pandemic when a public-private sector initiative was underway to make the country a world-leading…
Skyrocketing lumber prices push up costs of homes, furniture
Russia has banned the export of wood chips and veneer — plywood material that is used for house ceilings and walls — to Japan and other countries in retaliation for economic…
More respondents in Japan, South Korea expect bilateral ties to improve: Survey
The results of the latest survey indicated that respondents reacted favorably to South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s eagerness to improve Japan-South Korea relations, which…
Japan pet owners increasingly striving to keep furry friends happy
In recent years, the pet industry has developed a wide variety of technologies and services geared toward enhancing pets’ diet and living environments.
Japan scrambled aircraft 4.5 times more this May than last
The Defense Ministry said that the number was inflated by responses to China’s exercises of fighter jets and helicopters with the Liaoning aircraft carrier in the Pacific.
Japanese government mulling lifting restrictions on sports betting
Japan is the only Group of Seven nation in which sports gambling is broadly banned.
Tokyo firm offers chance to operate giant robot suit
Participants have a chance to board and operate the Skeletonics, a roughly 3-meter-tall robot suit produced by robot manufacturer Robot Ride, Inc. in Hachioji, Tokyo.
Restaurant chains think outside box to blunt hit from soaring prices
Popular udon restaurant Marugame Seimen now cooks only the amount needed to fill the order – a way to stay competitive amid the spiraling costs ushered by the pandemic.
North Korea demonstrates capability to fire missiles in succession from multiple sites
Firing multiple missiles toward targets almost simultaneously is known as a saturation attack, making it more difficult for Japan, the United States and South Korea to jointly…