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Japan's April household spending unexpectedly falls
Japanese household spending unexpectedly fell in April, government data showed on Friday, as consumers tightened their purse ...
Japan's Birth Rate Crisis Worsens
Japan's steadily declining births and overall aging population present serious long-term risks, threatening to sap the ...
Japan’s Early May Exports Drop as Tariff War Disrupts Commerce
Japan’s exports fell in the first 20 days of May as the Trump administration’s sweeping tariffs continued to disrupt trade.
Japan eases demand for US auto tariff repeal, proposes scaled reduction plan, Asahi reports
Japan has eased its demand for a full repeal of the 25% U.S. auto tariff and is instead proposing a mechanism to reduce the ...
Annual births fall to another record low in Japan as its population emergency deepens
The number of newborns in Japan fell below 700,000 for the first time since records began in 1899. The government data ...
Nara: Step Into Ancient Japan, Where Deer Roam Free
Nara Japan offers beauty, history and deer encounters, and is especially gorgeous during cherry blossom season.
Japan 30-Year Bond Auction Sees Weakest Demand Since 2023
Japan’s 30-year bond auction saw the weakest demand since 2023, ramping up pressure on the government to adjust issuance.
Takeaways from AP’s reporting on looming extinction of rare version of Christianity in rural Japan
On the rural islands off the coast of Japan, a handful of believers practice a version of Christianity that has direct links ...
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Japan’s Immigration Policy and the Kurdish Population
In a 2024 article on Japan’s changing refugee policy in the Asia-Pacific Journal, Maximilien Xavier Rehm, a researcher at ...