The Bank of Japan has aligned itself with the Federal Reserve, raising interest rates to curb the currency’s depreciation and get inflation under control
Terra Drone is one of the world’s leading suppliers of unmanned aerial vehicles and has received its country’s first domestic order
Tokyo is expanding its defense strategy against cyber threats from China, Russia and North Korea
Spending on cats in Japan amounts to around $16 billion, but there is a hidden side to this economy: the growing number of these pets that are left without homes
Fuji TV reports that there are several fatalities. The earthquake has left at least 50 people injured in the southern prefecture of Kumamoto and 300,000 people have been instructed to go to evacuation centers
The head of government boasts on social media about her devotion to work and her lack of domestic skills. Internet users say it is a smokescreen to mask her low popularity ratings
The new model foresees the creation of a National Intelligence Council that centralizes management under the direct command of the prime minister
Higa is the author of ‘Okinawa, the Wind Speaks,’ a celebrated graphic novel, in which he narrates the post-war period of his region. In this interview with EL PAÍS, he shares his passion for Picasso and his screen-free existence, while examining the traces left by World War II in his homeland
The 88-year-old Japanese physician swapped autopsies for popular science writing. In his best-seller, he argues that we have vast amounts of information but fail to understand one another because of an ‘invisible wall’ made up of prejudice, bias, self-assurance, and the failure to listen
As the crisis arrives to the outskirts of Tokyo, official policy aims to ease strict restrictions on firearm use, and promote hunter training
Ernest Higa, the American businessman who successfully launched Domino’s Pizza in Japan in 1985, recognized the need to adapt to the country’s unique characteristics. He recommends delving deeper into the culture, the market, and consumer habits
Just 15 of the country’s 54 reactors have been reactivated due to expert skepticism and citizen mistrust
The first woman to lead a government in the Asian country has propelled the ruling party to its strongest result in modern history
In one of the countries with the highest life expectancy in the world, 13% of inmates are elderly, many of whom commit petty crimes to secure shelter and food behind bars
Despite its potent technology sector, the country is being surpassed by China and the United States in the development of physical artificial intelligence
Nearly nine million homes remain abandoned, even in Tokyo, where officials on bikes keep an eye on empty buildings so they don’t pose a threat to neighborhoods
New visitors are often uninterested in the cultural aspects of the country, and show no inclination to observe its rules of etiquette. Overcrowding is also a problem on public transportation and at landmark sites
The 1967 novel by Gabriel García Márquez has become the publishing phenomenon of the summer in Japan, largely due to the upcoming release of the Netflix series based on the book
The most reproduced Japanese work of art in the world is still iconic after almost two centuries and is the subject of a new exhibition in Tokyo at the museum dedicated to its creator, Katsushika Hokusai
From Hello Kitty and Doraemon to the works of Haruki Murakami, Hayao Miyazaki and Yukio Mishima, felines have long been a key figure in the Japanese imagination
In the country with the highest life expectancy in the world — currently facing the crisis of an aging population — scientists, healthcare professionals and technology companies are coming together to fight against problems such as loneliness, cognitive deterioration and loss of mobility
Like the cosmic feline, the founder of design studio Nendo has a magical talent for producing infinite, people-pleasing inventions from nothing
Rie Kudan said that only ‘one page’ of the 144 that make up the story was generated with artificial intelligence, in a passage where the main character has a conversation with an AI system
The latest release from the German director pays tribute to a unique bathroom-themed design project involving 17 major names in architecture
The Asian nation’s graying population is center stage in films like ‘Plan 75,’ ‘A Hundred Flowers’ and ‘Great Absence,’ for which octogenarian Tatsuya Fuji won the Best Actor award at the 2023 San Sebastián Film Festival
The passion for manga, anime and video games in Japan has resulted in an increasing number of people who choose fictional characters as their partners
This year marks the 100th birthday of the puppy who waited outside Shibuya train station every day in the hope of being reunited with his deceased master