Japanese 2024 births dipped below 700,000 for the first time, according to government data released Wednesday. Births dropped 5.7% to 686,061. Net population declined for the 18th year in a row. File ...

Japan saw nearly 1 million more deaths than births in 2024, marking the country’s steepest single-year population decline since the government surveys began nearly six decades ago. In 2009, Japan’s ...

After the BoJ’s surprise rate hike in July 2024, the MSCI Japan Index faced significant volatility but rebounded to post a 12.4% YTD return as of Sept. 30, 2024, underscoring the resilience of ...

Japan's first female leader is popular with voters. She has now called for early elections to leverage their approval. The ...

The Japanese government is preparing a budget amendment for fiscal year 2024 (April 2024 – March 2025) to allocate additional support for the semiconductor and AI sectors, with funding directed toward ...

TBWA Hakuhodo is on a winning streak at the 2024 Agency of the Year Japan/Korea awards, displaying an undeniable dominance in the region. The agency secured Gold in both the Japan Creative Agency of ...

The new Type-12 SSM has ‘improved capability’ to be launched from both ground launchers and ships, and offers a stand-off defense capability to prevent and eliminate invading forces at an early stage ...

The T-6 Texan II, reportedly in a customized T-6JP variant, will be used by the JASDF as its new primary trainer to replace the license-built T-34 derivatives employed so far. Japan has selected the U ...

The Japan Association of Overseas Students (JAOS) has released new 2024 data revealing the recovery of outbound study abroad to near pre-pandemic levels, based on a survey of 39 member organisations ...