Japan

Asia YouTuber-turned-politician kicked out of parliament for never going to work
BYChloe Taylor
March 14, 2023
Asia YouTuber who won a seat in Japan’s senate may be expelled because he hasn’t shown up for a day of work in over 7 months
BYNicholas Gordon
March 8, 2023
Leadership Electric vehicles are a big reason Toyota’s CEO is bowing out: ‘I’m an old-fashioned person’
BYSteve Mollman
January 26, 2023
Asia Aide to Japan’s Prime Minister is scolded by his ‘ashamed’ mom for putting his hands in his pockets during an official trip to the U.S.
BYChloe Taylor
January 23, 2023
Retail Uniqlo owner tries to make working in retail attractive with raises of up to 40% as Japan’s inflation soars
BYKanoko Matsuyama and Bloomberg
January 11, 2023
Asia Japan is upping its offer to move families out of Tokyo to 1 million yen per child
BYChloe Taylor
January 3, 2023

Lifestyle Arata Isozaki, prize-winning Japanese architect and giant of postmodern design, dies at 91
BYMari Yamaguchi and The Associated Press
December 30, 2022
Tech ‘Avatar’ sequel is so high tech it’s crashing movie theater equipment in Japan
BYTakashi Mochizuki and Bloomberg
December 20, 2022
Asia Japan’s population may be shrinking faster than expected amid a broader baby bust in East Asia
BYNicholas Gordon
December 2, 2022
Asia The beloved artist who created Yu-Gi-Oh! died last summer trying to save a little girl from drowning. Authorities waited to reveal it to protect her
BYAlena Botros
October 28, 2022
Finance Global stocks could be heading for a decades-long bear market, says top hedge fund manager: ‘There isn’t a rainbow at the end of all this’
BYChloe Taylor
October 24, 2022
Lifestyle The New York romance of Japan’s former princess and her husband gets a boost after he finally passes the bar. ‘Third time’s the charm’
BYYuri Kageyama and The Associated Press
October 22, 2022
Asia Japan will end law that restricted women from marrying after divorce
BYIsabel Reynolds, Marika Katanuma, and others
October 14, 2022
Asia What chip bust? Semiconductor firm jumps almost 15% in Japan’s biggest IPO of the year
BYNicholas Gordon
October 13, 2022
Finance Nissan is selling all of its Russian assets for less than $1 as it pulls out of the country 7 months into the war
BYTristan Bove
October 11, 2022

Most Popular