Rigid gender roles are prompting women to leave rural Japan

Akita Prefecture has Japan's most aged population, lowest birthrate and fastest declining population. Rigid gender roles are ...

Japan Is Quietly Embracing Immigration

Japan hit another immigration milestone this year, with foreign residents in 27 municipalities now comprising over 10 percent ...

Japan comes to terms with new US relationship

Some are convinced that Japan’s deal with the US was worth the effort. Trump’s visit to Tokyo, in which he was effusive in ...

Bank of Japan debated growing case for rate hike, September minutes show

A growing number of policymakers at the Bank of Japan believed that conditions were falling into place for interest rates to ...
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Japan's Mitsui lifts full-year profit forecast by 6%

Japanese trading house Mitsui said on Wednesday it was raising its annual profit forecast by 6 per cent due to an improved ...

TAICCA Sets Partnerships With Japan’s K2 Pictures, Taiwan’s Lunta Ventures at Creative Content Fest

Taiwan Creative Content Agency has set partnerships with Japan's K2 Pictures and Taiwanese outfit Lunta Ventures.

SoftBank, OpenAI launch new joint venture in Japan as AI deals grow ever more circular

SoftBank's joint venture with OpenAI that will localize and sell the AI company's enterprise tech to companies in Japan. And ...