Japan’s exports surge 17% in January, on strong shipments to China and other Asian markets
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s exports surged nearly 17% in January from a year earlier, lifted by seasonal factors…
Baby monkey Punch clings to stuffed toy as fans flock to Japan zoo
Images of Punch, or Punch-kun as he’s also known, with his beloved toy went viral after they were…
The rising risk of China turning Japanese
The world today is witnessing an unsettling sense of economic deja vu. Beneath the gleaming skyline of Shanghai…
Japan’s economy avoids technical recession, but fourth-quarter rebound misses expectations
Pedestrians stand in front of an electronic quotation board displaying the numbers of the Nikkei Stock Average on…
Inflation fears loom over yen, Japan bond markets under Takaichi
Markets Postelection rise of currency masks concern over side effects of fiscal expansion Investors are concerned about the…
UAE ‘surpassing Hong Kong’, challenging Singapore for global trade crown
The United Arab Emirates is rapidly eclipsing Hong Kong and emerging as a credible rival to Singapore as…
Tokyo’s CP+ Camera & Photo Imaging Show Starts February 26 and Will Be Biggest Ever
The CP+ Camera and Photo Imaging Show is both the largest photography event in Japan and, with the…
Japanese Archipelago Was Once a Refuge for Cave Lions
Between 73,000 and 20,000 years ago (Late Pleistocene), the Japanese Archipelago was inhabited by cave lions (Panthera spelaea),…
China overhauls consumer price basket, with never-before-seen unveiling of its composition
Beijing has for the first time revealed the intricate composition of China’s consumer price index (CPI) basket, and…
PayPay set to list on Nasdaq
Japan-based mobile payment app PayPay is preparing to list its shares on the US Nasdaq to reinforce its…
Denizen Works designs Japanese house with “enigmatic quality”
UK studio Denizen Works has exclusively revealed its first house in Japan, which features an almost entirely blank…
Japan’s wage squeeze undermines Takaichi’s ‘trickle down’ plans
Despite a decisive election victory built on promises to ease Japan’s cost-of-living crisis, fresh government data released this…