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Back in 2008, a Bank of Korea report found that of 5,586 companies older than 200 years in 41 countries, 56% of them were in Japan. In 2019, there were over 33,000 businesses in Japan over a cen…
Japan is changing: a rapidly ageing society, a record-breaking influx of visitors from overseas, and more robots than ever. As they walk through the glass doors, they pass two security guar…
The Japanese chemist had been studying a broth made from seaweed and dried fish flakes, called dashi. He called it “umami”, riffing on a Japanese word meaning “delicious”. Also, umami taste…
VideoAnother 41 people on a cruise ship off the coast of Japan have tested positive for the new coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases on board to 61. Passenger David Abel is one of the…
This is the third story in Gen J, a new BBC Worklife series that spotlights Japan as the country heads into 2020. If you don’t do any of these things, some unfortunate news: you cannot “read the…
Image caption Nintendo Switch (l) and SNES (r)The Nintendo Switch has become the company's third best-selling home console, overtaking the old Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES).…
Authorities found about 24,000 pieces of mail at the man's house in Kanagawa, near Tokyo. The unnamed 61-year-old reportedly said it was "too much bother to deliver them,…
It doesn’t seem to be for the finder’s fee or the opportunity to claim the lost property for themselves. “Children are encouraged to deliver lost items to the kōban, even if it’s 10 yen (7p).…
Understanding Japanese culture has fascinated the Western world ever since the country’s trading doors opened up in the 1800s. Another way of looking inside this enigmatic culture, from the ever…
Prosecutors said there was not enough evidence for a criminal case, so Ms Ito brought a civil case. Ms Ito has become a symbol of the #MeToo movement in a country where people rarely report sexu…
