Japan plans steps to ensure foreign residents comply with society's rules

The Japanese government plans to take steps to ensure that foreign residents of Japan comply with regulations. A meeting on creating what the government calls a "society of harmonious coexistence" between Japanese nationals and foreign residents …

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Japan curry shops see record bankruptcies as rice prices soar

Thirteen curry shops with more than 10 million yen (S$89,345) in debt filed for bankruptcy in the year ending in MarchPublished Fri, Jun 6, 2025 · 03:27 PM [TOKYO] A record number of curry shops in Japan went out of business in the past year, as purveyors …

Japan Airlines completes first passenger flight on domestic SAF

Japan Airlines has operated its first passenger flight using commercialised domestic sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), marking the launch of a SAF supply chain in Japan for passenger flights. The flight departed Kansai International Airport in Osaka bound …

Japan, Guatemala to Upgrade Ties to Strategic Partnership

The Associated Press Taiwan Presidential Office via AP Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo during a ceremony in Taipei on Thursday The Yomiuri Shimbun 15:28 JST, June 6, 2025 Japan and Guatemala are likely to upgrade their bilateral relationship to be …

Chikara's Richard Aston: Japan's dividend resilience amid tariff turbulence

Punitive tariffs will lead to rising input costs, supply chain disruptions and consumer spending concerns. These pressures will make it much harder for stocks worldwide to grow earnings and, consequently, shareholder distributions in the manner envisaged …

Japan’s ispace’s RESILIENCE lunar lander crashed on the moon

In a daring attempt to expand commercial lunar exploration, Japan’s space agency aimed to make history with an ambitious lunar mission, Mission 2 SMBC x HAKUTO-R Venture Moon. However, the mission came to an abrupt end as Espace’s RESILIENCE lander likely …

Bacteria cancels water shows at Japan's World Expo

The discovery of high levels of bacteria has led the World Expo in Japan's Osaka to suspend daily water shows and use of a shallow play pool, organisers said. It comes after visitors also complained that swarms of tiny flying insects had invaded the …

Japan's private lunar lander mission ends in failure, again"

Japan's first privately funded lunar mission, led by the Tokyo-based company ispace, has ended in disappointment again. The spacecraft, dubbed "Resilience," was supposed to make a soft landing on the Moon's Mare Frigoris region today at 4 …

Japan's ex-top FX diplomat expects yen to rise near 140 by year-end

By Leika Kihara and Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO (Reuters) -A narrowing U.S.-Japan interest rate gap, rather than any effort by President Donald Trump to weaken the dollar, will likely lift the yen to around 135-140 against the U.S. unit by year-end, Japan…