The Ministry of Justice has drafted guidelines for a new family register name reading system starting in May 2025, telling local governments that they can accept unconventional readings for kanji ...

Japan's new energy strategy commits to maximising the use of renewable and nuclear energy to advance decarbonisation efforts.

In fact, Kiyomeru is an ancient ritual rooted in both Shinto and Buddhist beliefs and practices. The idea is that by cleaning ...

Harmony is an important part of this concept, encouraging people to learn how to live well alongside their possessions and within their surroundings. So when Kiyomeru is applied to cleaning, it also ...

New novel The City and its Uncertain Walls gives its two narrators different words for “I” in Japanese – a nuance that is ...

Libya and Japan have agreed to form a joint technical committee to prepare an enhanced industrial cooperation work programme.

Kamereo, a Ho Chi Minh City-based food sourcing platform established by a Japanese person, has successfully mobilized US$7.8 ...

Tokyo's new policies include a four-day workweek and childcare partial leave, with the aim of addressing Japan's plummeting ...

The Japanese capital is set to introduce a four-day workweek for government employees, in its latest push to help working ...

Sake is perhaps even more Japanese than the world-famous sushi LUQUE, Paraguay -- Sake is perhaps more Japanese than the ...