Beauty market shifts to target the young at heart in a rapidly aging Japan
Yoshiko Abe is approaching her 89th birthday, but that hasn’t slowed her down. She continues to visit the gym daily…
Japan’s Ishiba makes a whirlwind Washington trip to try to forge a personal connection with Trump
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has been putting in a lot of effort to prepare for his first meeting with…
Japan launches a navigation satellite on a new flagship rocket for an improved positioning system
Japan’s space agency, JAXA, announced on Sunday that it successfully launched a navigation satellite aboard its new H3 rocket. The…
GB face Davis Cup relegation play-off after loss to Japan
Great Britain faces a relegation play-off in the Davis Cup after losing 3-2 to Japan in their first-round tie. After…
Top Fuji TV executives in Japan resign over sex scandal
The chairman and president of Fuji TV, one of Japan’s largest television networks, resigned following a sexual misconduct allegation involving…
Japan raises interest rates to highest level in 17 years
Japan’s central bank (Bank of Japan – BOJ) on Friday raised interest rates to 0.5%, the highest level since the…
The world’s first wooden satellite, created by researchers in Japan, is set to launch into space.
The world’s first wooden satellite, built by Japanese researchers, was launched into space on Tuesday. The satellite is an early…