A deeper transformation of Japan’s work culture is essential to address falling birth rates, says political scientist Yasuo Takao.

A program that let tourists use real Japanese swords as part of the martial art iaido was suddenly canceled in January in ...

Amid a flood of purchase applications from major retailers, the government is now expected to reach its 200,000-ton limit for ...

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung on May 27 visited Aichi prefecture, where he met with Governor Omura Hideaki and Nagoya ...

Construction is expected to finish by July. South Korea’s CJ Foods has announced that it will invest about $73b (KRW100b) to build a new mandu (Korean dumpling) factory in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The ...

Fujitsu has signed a MOU with Lockheed Martin to produce power supply components of the AN/SPY-7(V)1 solid state radar for ...

The government depends on the cooperatives to get the additional Japanese rice to the market, and they’re taking their sweet time. The emergency imports are coming from South Korea, and, as you might ...

The airport in Chiba Prefecture, which services Tokyo, will see the number of its annual landing and takeoff slots jump to ...

A plate of yellow long-grained rice makes its way over to a table at the restaurant Arian, with its cumin and ...

Chibaza Pork recognized for its fine-grained, tender meat and diverse flavors that showcase the unique qualities of each ...

A ceremony has been held at Narita Airport, near Tokyo, to mark the start of full-scale construction work to extend one of the current runways and build a third one.