Japan’s online video industry is set to grow at a 7% compound annual growth rate over the next five years, according to a report on “The Future of Japan’s Video Industry” by Media Partners Asia (MPA).

Japan’s carmakers have treated battery-electric vehicles as niche, betting instead on hybrids, hydrogen and e-fuels. Now, ...

Shohei Ohtani is widely regarded as the best player in Major League Baseball, and Ichiro Suzuki enters the Hall of Fame later this year, reminders that some of the top talent in American baseball is ...

In Japan, regional revitalization has emerged as a cornerstone of solutions to issues such as population decline, achieving net-zero carbon emissions and rebuilding after natural disasters. Spurring ...

First, could you tell us about the current situation of people in need of Japanese language education within Japan? Ishikawa: There are currently about 3.4 million foreign residents in Japan (as of ...

“I’m not quite sure how I feel about my wealth,” one of Japan’s youngest billionaires tells TIME from his office in Tokyo. “But I continue to work hard to create good businesses.” Shunsaku Sagami, 33, ...

Once a key enabler of prefectural growth, Japan’s regional banks are now under mounting pressure from changing demographics and a business model poorly matched to a shrinking market. Today, ...

The unassuming Shimada Gama workshop in Gotsu doubles up as an open-air museum of traditional stoneware pottery. It specialises in creating large pieces that are burnt in a sloped wood-fired kiln. We ...

TOKYO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is widely regarded as the best player in Major League Baseball, and Ichiro Suzuki enters the Hall of Fame later this year, reminders that some of the top talent in American ...