Tokyo, April 9 (Jiji Press)--People in Japan with an annual income of 6 million yen as of fiscal 2028 are expected to pay 1,000 yen a month in fees used to fund measures aimed at raising the ...
Japan on Thursday disclosed more details of the planned fees that will be added to public medical insurance premiums to help secure funds to fight the country's low birthrate. Participants in the ...
Japan’s plummeting birthrate has led a diaper manufacturer to stop making them for babies at home and instead ramp up production for adults, the company said on Tuesday. Oji Holdings is to wrap up ...
Japan's imperial family made their debut on Instagram with the aim of shedding their reclusive image and connecting with younger generations. The Imperial Household Agency, responsible for the ...
TOKYO: Japanese space scientists have unveiled the asteroid hunting space probe they hope to launch later this year on a mission to mine a celestial body. The probe named Hayabusa-2 is expected to ...
Japan announced plans on Wednesday to develop a next-generation passenger jet over the next decade after the last struggling attempt, led by a private company, was scrapped a year ago. The new ...
Japan’s five-year bond yield climbed to the highest since 2011 on growing speculation the nation’s central bank will raise interest rates further to stem the yen’s weakness. The yield ...
President Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida address guests in the East Room of the White House on Wednesday night. (Astrid Riecken for The Washington Post) The first state dinner for ...
From "courtesy gifts" for the locals to avoiding run-ins with the yakuza, the team behind Max's neo-noir hit did whatever it took to secure some of the city's most elusive locations: "The only ...
Kabira Bay, located on the north coast of Ishigaki Island, Japan, where many go to escape terrible hay fever. (Eric Lafforgue/Art in All of Us/Corbis/Getty Images) TOKYO — Spring is a miserable ...
WASHINGTON – Two days after the distinctly American eclipse, President Joe Biden announced that on the next visit to our closest celestial neighbor − the moon − the U.S. will be accompanied ...