When I was a kid, I was fascinated by a traditional katana my grandfather had brought home from Japan in 1945. Years later, I ...

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TOKYO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Japan's factory activity fell at the fastest pace in 10 months on sluggish demand, a private-sector survey showed on Monday, with business confidence hitting a more than ...

Japan saw a record of nearly 37 million foreign visitors in 2024, the latest data from the Japan National Tourism Organization shows, thanks to a weaker yen and more inbound flights from countries ...

A strong earthquake rattled southern Japan on Monday, the United States Geological Survey is reporting. The notable quake registered a preliminary magnitude of 6.9, the USGS said and was recorded ...

The U.S. Geological Survey put the quake’s preliminary magnitude at 6.8. The Japan Meteorological Agency said it had an intensity of lower 5 on the Japanese scale of 0 to 7. The quake began at ...

TOKYO/KUALA LUMPUR/JAKARTA -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is set to visit Malaysia and Indonesia from Thursday to Sunday, just days before the return of Donald Trump to the U.S ...

A record number of visitors came to Japan in 2024, thanks to surging post-pandemic global tourism and a decline in the yen that’s making the island nation an attractive and affordable destination.

Tourists were certainly flocking to Japan in droves last year. The number of foreign travelers to the country rose a whopping 47 percent to a record 36.9 million in 2024, Bloomberg reported on ...

TOKYO -- Japan welcomed a record 36.87 million tourists in 2024, up 47.1% from the previous year thanks to the weak yen, according to data released Wednesday by the Japan National Tourism ...

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck southwest Japan on Monday, the country's Meteorological Agency has said. The earthquake hit at 9.19 pm local time (3:19 pm CET), it added. Tsunami warnings were ...

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