Anime and mascots: Japan hopes 'oshikatsu' rage will open consumer wallets
In Japan, policymakers and economists are paying close attention to the "oshikatsu" phenomenon as a growing driver of ...
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More than 1,600 people granted 'quasi-refugee' status in Japan
Japanese immigration authorities recognized 1,661 people as "quasi-refugees" in 2024, the first year after the new status was introduced. Revisions to the Immigration Control and Refugee ...
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Major Japan firms agree to big wage hikes, impact on BOJ policy in focus
TOKYO, March 12 (Reuters) - Many of Japan's biggest companies from tech conglomerates to Toyota (7203.T), opens new tab have met union demands for substantial wage hikes for a third consecutive ...
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Trump Criticizes Security Treaty With Japan as Unequal
US President Donald Trump on Thursday criticized the US-Japan Security Treaty, highlighting the fact that the US is obliged to defend Japan under the agreement but Japan does not offer the same ...
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A Day-by-Day Guide to Hiking the Legendary Nakasendo Trail in Japan
After earning absolute power over Japan’s feuding factions, Tokugawa Ieyasu became the island nation’s first shogun, and in the early 17th century he consolidated his political control in Edo ...