Japan, December

Japan firms face serious labour crunch from aging population, survey shows
Two-thirds of Japanese companies are experiencing a serious business impact from a shortage of workers, a Reuters survey ...
Tourists to Japan Hit Record 37 Million, Crowding Locales
A record number of visitors came to Japan in 2024, thanks to surging post-pandemic global tourism and a decline in the yen ...
Japan Hit a Record 37 Million Tourists Last Year
Japan saw a record 36.9 million foreign visitors in 2024, a 47 percent increase from the year prior. The previous record was ...
Japan likely to miss primary budget surplus target for FY2025, sources say
Japan is likely to miss achieving its goal of running a primary budget surplus by the next fiscal year, according to three ...
2-way player Shotaro Morii, 18, bypasses Japan baseball to sign with A's
Hoping to become a two-way player in MLB just like Shohei Ohtani, 18-year-old Shotaro Morii made the rare decision to bypass ...
Moon rover-inspired robot could be a game-changer for Japan’s ageing farmers
Japan’s population is the oldest in the world, with few young people working in agriculture. But now its farmers are getting help from a robot called Adam.
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Japan donates $2 million to SoCal wildfire recovery efforts
Southern California braces for another round of dangerous winds while wildfires continue to burn in the Pacific Palisades and ...
Japan 'gravely concerned' about maritime tensions escalating, foreign minister says
Japan is gravely concerned about actions in the South China Sea that are raising tensions, and strongly opposes any ...