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Japan’s secondhand economy has become a multitrillion-yen industry, but authorities are increasingly concerned that some businesses are exploiting consumers who need help…
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Japan is sitting on a housing problem unlike almost anywhere else. The country had about 9 million vacant dwellings in 2023, the…
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Japan has achieved a major milestone in global education, ranking No. 1 among all 38 OECD member economies in science, mathematics and…
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Samsung Electronics has officially opened a major semiconductor research hub in Yokohama, Japan, deepening its cooperation with Japanese companies as the global…
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Japan’s secondhand economy has become a multitrillion-yen industry, but authorities are increasingly concerned that some businesses are exploiting consumers who need help…
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OSAKA, Japan — The familiar paper train ticket that passengers have been feeding into Osaka Metro gates for decades could soon become…
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A Japanese author and former political candidate has captured widespread attention after announcing the birth of her seventh child, turning a deeply personal family milestone into a broader conversation about Japan’s worsening demographic crisis. Kotoe Hashimoto announced on X on Aug. 29 that she had given birth to her seventh child. She thanked the doctors, midwives and nurses involved in the delivery and later said that both she and the newborn were healthy. Her post quickly spread online, wi
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TOKYO, Japan — One of Tokyo’s most popular tourist districts is preparing for a major crackdown on vacation rentals, with more than half of Shinjuku’s short-term accommodations potentially facing closure under proposed new restrictions. Shinjuku, home to the bustling Kabukicho entertainment district and one of the world’s busiest railway hubs, is planning to prohibit private lodging businesses, commonly known in Japan as minpaku, in residential neighborhoods and areas near schools. The tougher
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TOKYO — Japan has demanded that Russia remove a towering new World War II monument in the far eastern city of Khabarovsk, escalating a fresh diplomatic dispute over a sculpture depicting a Soviet soldier destroying a stone marker bearing a chrysanthemum crest — a symbol closely associated with Japan and its Imperial family. The Japanese government says the monument is unacceptable and damaging to Japanese public sentiment. Russia, however, has shown no sign of backing down. The dispute has no
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Japan has suffered the largest monthly drop in its foreign exchange reserves on record, after authorities deployed unprecedented firepower to defend the weakening yen. Government data released Monday showed that Japan's foreign reserves fell by $79.6 billion, or 6.18%, in August, dropping to $1.208 trillion from $1.287 trillion in July. The sharp decline came after Tokyo carried out another massive round of dollar-selling and yen-buying intervention to support its currency. Record Interventio
