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Not quite as well known is the unique and innovative method they use to protect their important cultural property from fire. In order to maintain the authenticity of the landscape, officials dec…
We talk about the specific challenges that Japanese companies are facing and the strategies we’ve used — with varying degrees of success — to help overcome them. And, I’m sure you will not be su…
‧We’ve looked at lots of notoriously bad game translations into English over the years, so a common question I get is: Does Japan have famous bad game translation quotes too? This is probably on…
The campaign’s claims were scrutinized by Tokyo Shimbun in an Oct. 17 article. Tokyo Shimbun says the truth is more complicated. As the lawyer for Japan River Keeper Alliance told Tokyo Shi…
But for Hisato Hamada, the 42-year-old co-founder of Tokyo's white-hot Wagyumafia restaurant brand, which serves the world's finest cuts of Kobe beef, it's all in a…
Dai-Ichi Life Insurance’s Economics Research Institute, though, says there’s another activity that’s becoming increasingly common on salarymen’s schedules: weightlifting. However, Japan’s b…
KYODO NEWS - 1 hour ago - 14:25 | All, JapanPeople in Japan mourned the victims of Typhoon Hagibis on Tuesday, a month after the powerful typhoon left at least 90 people dead and flooded te…
KYODO NEWS - 1 hour ago - 13:50 | All, JapanRepresentatives of U.S. digital giants expressed concerns Tuesday over a planned bill in Japan aimed at regulating global and domestic informatio…
KYODO NEWS - 2 hours ago - 13:05 | All, JapanThe government unveiled Tuesday tougher penalties on employers and supervisory bodies for the disappearances of foreign technical interns, with …
The samples collected by Japan's Hayabusa-2 probe could provide clues to the origins of the solar systemJapan's Hayabusa-2 probe will leave orbit around a distant asteroid and hea…
