Japan firm offers hangover sick leave, time off for news about favourite celebrities
Amid sluggish job market, IT company bosses choose quirky benefits ahead of pay hikes, say move boosts efficiency, staff ...
China urges Japan to refrain from taking petty actions over Tokyo's reported change of nationality entry
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Monday urged Japan to be cautious in its words and actions regarding the Taiwan ...
Why do Japanese government workers keep losing sensitive data while drunk?
Nights out drinking can often end badly. But in Japan, they have a habit of going spectacularly wrong for government ...
From Japan, a Hard Lesson About a Weak Currency
Though it recovered in the second half of the year, Japan’s economy barely grew in 2024 as a depreciated yen fueled inflation ...
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Only 9% of Japanese people have used generative AI: survey
While 61 percent of Japanese people are aware of generative artificial intelligence, only 9 percent have used it, according to a survey, highlighting the challenges Japan faces in adopting the new ...
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Japan’s tourism boom presents a special challenge for Kyoto
The city of Kyoto is known as Japan's cultural and spiritual capital. It's for good reason: Kyoto has hundreds of Buddhist ...
Japan says it has asked the US to exclude it from 25% steel and aluminum tariffs
Japan 's government said Wednesday it asked the U.S. to exclude it from 25% steel and aluminum tariffs, a change from ...
Exploring Nature And History In Kyushu, Japan
Japan’s southernmost main island, Kyushu, is a land deeply connected to nature. Known for its volcanic terrain, lush forests, ...
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Parts of northern Japan have 4 feet of snow and more is falling
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. People remove snow from a street in Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan, ...