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Japan’s Birth Rate Plunges To New Record Low; Politician Blames Citizens' Lack Of 'Romantic Ability'

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YAHOO NEWS
 
Japan’s birth rate has plunged to a new record low, undermining the country’s initiatives to remedy its aging population.
According to Japan’s health ministry, the total number of births declined to 799,728 in 2022, which is down 5.1% from a year earlier. The birth rate is the lowest...

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Agreement on the creation of the “Japan Metaverse Economic Zone”

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FUJITSU.COM
 
Creating an Open Metaverse Infrastructure from a Role-Playing Game Perspective JCB Co., Ltd., Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., Resona Holdings, Inc., Sompo Japan Insurance, Inc., Toppan Inc., Fujitsu Ltd., TBT...

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Japan To Ease COVID Border Measures For Travelers From China

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ABC NEWS
 
Japan is easing its coronavirus border measures for tourists from China beginning Wednesday by testing only random passengers
Japan is easing its coronavirus border measures for tourists from China beginning Wednesday by testing only random passengers, a top government spokesman said M...

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Japan Airlines Passenger Served Single Banana For Vegan Breakfast On Business Class Flight

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CNA
 
Lunch was "barely seasoned" spaghetti, according to the passenger. 
In-flight meals are rarely considered culinary masterpieces. 
Sensory scientists have found that the combination of dry cabin air, lower pressure and high-altitude environment dulls our perception of smell and taste, and is...

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World Baseball Classic In Japan To Still Feature Masks

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AP NEWS
 
Fans of the upcoming World Baseball Classic are going to see two versions, depending whether the games are in the United States or Taiwan, or in Japan.
In the United States and Taiwan, fans can cheer and need not wear masks. Taiwan dropped most of its mask mandates this week.
For Japan,...

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Minister Calls For Expanding Indonesia-Japan Cooperation

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ANTARA NEWS
 
Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Arifin Tasrif, during the commemoration of Japanese Emperor Naruhito's 63rd Birthday, here, Thursday, expressed Indonesia's keenness to expand cooperation with Japan in new areas.
"I believe that several opportunities still exist that can be sei...

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Toyota And Honda Announce Biggest Pay Rises In Decades

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BBC
 
Japanese motor industry giants Toyota and Honda say they have agreed to give their workers in the country the biggest pay rises in decades.
They are the latest firms in the world's third largest economy to increase wages as prices jump.
Official figures published last month showed Japan's r...

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Japan's Emperor Expresses Sorrow For People Suffering In War

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ABC NEWS
 
Japan’s Emperor Naruhito has expressed deep sorrow for the suffering of people in conflicts around the world and stressed the importance of dialogue and cooperation in remarks released for his 63rd birthday Thursday
Japan's Emperor Naruhito expressed deep sorrow for the suffering of pe...

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Japan Seeks G-7 Endorsement On Discharge Of Fukushima Treated Water

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KYODO NEWS
 
 
Japan will seek the endorsement of the Group of Seven nations for its plan to discharge treated water from its crippled nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture into the Pacific Ocean when it hosts a meeting of the group's energy ministers in April, government sources said Wedne...

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Japan Has Discovered 7,000 New Islands

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TIME OUT
 
The country’s number of islands has doubled, with over 14,000 now included in its map
In an age of high-tech, AI, and satellites, it often feels like there is nothing left for us to discover.
The days when a sailor could voyage across the seas and bump into a whole new continent they’d...

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