Japan’s Takaichi unveils $19 billion extra budget, reassures on bond issuance
By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO, May 25 (Reuters) – Japan will build up an extra $19 billion in reserves…
Indonesia faces ‘vicious’ stagflation: Japan consumer goods firm
Economy Kao Indonesia boss warns economy struggling with supply- and demand-side pressures Kao products line the shelves of…
2026 Crunchyroll Anime Awards Winners: Full List
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle won film of the year at the 10th annual Crunchyroll Anime…
‘Filter of fantasy’: Japan trials anime therapy to treat depression
As a teenager struggling to fit into life in rural Sicily, psychiatrist Francesco Panto found refuge in anime,…
MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2026 Illuminates the Future of Music
With less than a month to go, the countdown is on for MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2026 (MAJ) —…
Japan core inflation softens to over four year low, weakening case for BOJ rate hike
A gas station attendant refuels a customer’s car in Tokyo on April 24, 2026. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp…
Japan exports jump 14.8% in April as semiconductor shipments soar
Containers at a shipping terminal in Yokohama, Japan on Oct. 18, 2021. Japan’s trade deficit surged in September…
Japan feels the squeeze as China’s rare earth magnet exports only partly recover
China’s exports of rare earth permanent magnets to Japan slightly rebounded in April after slumping the previous month,…
How SEGA SOUND TEAM Is Shaping the Future of Game Music
Japanese game music has gone beyond the confines of simply being the soundtracks to games. It is evolving…
Inflation fears and Iran uncertainty lift the dollar
By Karen Brettell May 19 (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar strengthened on Tuesday as investors focused on a…
YNAS uses canopies to reconnect Japan home with the outdoors
Local architecture studio YNAS has renovated and extended a traditional timber home in southern Japan, opening up its…
Kuma&Elsa arranges apartments around translucent “huts”
Architecture studio Kuma&Elsa has renovated the top two floors of an apartment block in Japan, creating enclosures that…