Japan proposes tougher income, pension rules for permanent residency

Revised guidelines also require demonstration of Japanese-language proficiency at the level of an “independent user”. Read ...

3 lions perish at Tokyo zoo as Japan bakes in ‘cruelly hot’ summer

Three lions have died of suspected heatstroke at Tokyo’s Tama Zoological Park amid Japan’s record-breaking “cruelly hot” ...
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Japan says future warfare demands closer ties with tech industry

Japan’s 2026 defense white paper calls for stronger ties with tech firms and startups to advance AI, drones and military ...

Japan says combat drones key to adapting to new warfare as tension rises in the region

Japan needs to adapt to the new methods of warfare like drones and artificial intelligence used in Ukraine and the Middle ...

Japan to announce Tokyo, Washington took joint action on yen, sources say

By Tamiyuki Kihara, Makiko Yamazaki and Leika Kihara TOKYO, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama will ...

Three lions die from suspected heatstroke at Tokyo zoo amid Japan's scorching summer

Three lionesses at Tokyo's Tama Zoological Park have died from suspected heatstroke, with several other lions under treatment ...

Three lions die of suspected heatstroke at Tokyo zoo as Japan swelters

Most of the zoo’s 16 lions have struggled to cope with high humidity this summer ...

“HATSUNE MIKU LIGHTS TOKYO” Debuts on July 25

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has been presenting year-round projection mapping displays on the Tokyo Metropolitan ...

Japan's economy minister offers sanguine view on inflation

By Leika Kihara TOKYO, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Japan has seen only moderate rises in consumer prices so far with the pass-through of higher costs from the Middle East conflict remaining limited, Economy ...

The US-Japan yen intervention is drawing attention to another challenge for Treasurys

Higher JGB yields are making domestic government debt more competitive with currency-hedged US Treasurys for Japanese ...