The overhaul aims to streamline the intern-to-working visa pipeline as the country faces a critical labor shortage.

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Bybit confirms phased account restrictions for Japanese users from 2026, aligning operations with Japan’s strict crypto ...

In recent years, a major ocean current changed its path in two crucial ways. Now parts of the sea are rising, other parts are ...

Park Hyatt Tokyo—of "Lost in Translation" fame—just reopened after a year-and-a-half closure. T+L was the first to stay.

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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Friday that she is considering revising the country’s ministerial code of conduct as it lacks concrete standards to stop ministers from holding large fundraising ...

The government and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party intend to raise the “annual income barrier” — the income threshold for the imposition of income tax — from the current level of ¥1.6 million to ...

Climate change supercharged devastating floods that killed more than 1,600 people across parts of South and Southeast Asia, according to new research. A trio of tropical cyclones battered the region ...