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A powerful magnitude-7.5 earthquake struck off Japan’s northeastern coast on Monday, triggering evacuation orders and a ...

In the 1980s and 1990s, many foreign workers came to Japan because the economy was strong and there were not enough Japanese ...

Outdated teaching methods and the rise of language translation apps have made most Japanese less inclined to learn English, ...

Every year EF Education First, a Switzerland-based company that provides language learning services and assistance in countries around the world, prepares its English Proficiency Index (or EF EPI) ...

Japan’s new prime minister may drive a renewed wave of risk appetite among Japanese crypto investors, industry watchers told Cointelegraph. Japan’s newly elected prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, may ...

Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) is preparing to approve the issuance of Japanese yen-denominated stablecoins as early as this fall, marking the first time the country will allow a domestic ...

Japan on Friday executed a man dubbed the "Twitter killer" who murdered and dismembered nine people he met online, in the nation's first enactment of the death penalty since 2022. He had targeted ...

The "national green onion summit," where green onion producers gathered to offer their special green onions and local dishes, ...

In the city of Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, a local taxi company has begun operating "Santa taxis." Of the company's 100 ...