Land topography is usually formed gradually over long periods of time, but sometimes a single event can dramatically change things. On New Year's Day in 2024, a devastating earthquake in the Noto ...
In the spring negotiations last year, the wage increase rate for large companies reached 5.58%, the highest level in 33 years. However, it has not yet caught up with soaring prices. The Japanese ...
Investing.com-- Japanese retail sales grew more than expected in January as increased year-end shopping saw consumers look past persistent pressure from high inflation. But Japanese industrial ...
TOKYO, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Core inflation in Japan's capital hit 2.5%, marking the fastest annual pace in nearly a year, well exceeding the central bank's 2% target and keeping alive market ...
For a big city, Tokyo is pretty safe. Crime rates are low and there isn't much of a reputation for pickpocketing (compared to Europe). Japan as a whole is considered to be one of the safest ...
Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward has reproduced a rare map from 1947 that shows how the postwar U.S. occupation of Japan had dominated and sprawled across the places locals walk past every day. It proved to ...