Shinjiro Koizumi to visit South Korea for defense talks in June
This will be Koizumi’s first visit to South Korea since he assumed his post last October.
Japan to begin Minamata disease survey as early as this year
The survey on residents of the Shiranui Sea coast in Kumamoto and Kagoshima prefectures will be conducted for the first time under a special law that took effect in 2009.
Japanese fried chicken with a Southern twist
Step up your “karaage” game by coating your chicken in a rich miso milk marinade — Southern style.
Documentary captures the long echo of Fukushima’s nuclear disaster
Without narration or music, Toru Yamada’s intimate documentary “At the Triangle Intersection” follows the silences, routines and unresolved tensions of post-disaster life.
Yen, Japanese government bonds and Tokyo stocks decline as oil prices spike
The Japanese currency is at its weakest since July 2024 and at levels that could trigger intervention.
Food prices in Japan set to rise as war drives up cost of plastic packaging
Prolonged disruption to energy flows via the Strait of Hormuz has cut the availability of naphtha, a critical ingredient used in the production of plastic packaging.
ChatGPT trounces humans in entrance exams for top Japan university, study finds
The University of Tokyo’s category 3 science exam, often taken by those seeking admission to its medical school, is considered the most difficult exam to pass in Japan.
Saudi Arabia to end funding for LIV Golf after current season: report
LIV’s deep-pocketed backers in Riyadh were rumored to have cooled on the extravagantly expensive project, which has reportedly cost them over $5 billion so far.
Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani primed for titanic super bantamweight title clash
Inoue and Nakatani coming into the fight boast identical 32-0 records.
PAG beefs up Japan investment with $13 billion in targeted deals
The Asian alternative asset manager plans to invest in real estate and private equity in the next three to four years.