The Japan Times’ innlegg

Once an exotic curiosity, Japanese gardens have gone on to inspire green thumbs around the world.

Toyota said that it posted a record net profit of ¥4.94 trillion in the year through March thanks to foreign currency effects and brisk sales, notably of hybrid vehicles.

Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda says he has told Prime Minister Fumio Kishida that he is carefully watching the impact of the weak yen on prices.

You wouldn’t know it by looking at Mikuni Minato now, but this sleepy community of around 20,000 residents used to be Japan’s third-largest port behind Osaka and Yokohama.

Why has Japan, which has adopted and adapted so many other things from abroad, not given street names a chance?

Many medical institutions in Japan are still providing a significant number of consultations for patients with prolonged aftereffects of COVID-19, a year after the country downgraded the disease to a lower-risk category.

Journalists who report on environmental issues face increasing violence around the world from both state and private actors, with UNESCO highlighting that 44 were murdered between 2009 and 2023.

Here's an unusual story for a Pinot: Created by a former Apple employee, bottled in California and (for now) available exclusively in Japan.

Chinese President Xi Jinping bristled as the leaders of France and the European Commission urged him to do more to curtail the transfer of dual-use materials to Russia that are finding their way onto the battlefield in Ukraine.

Thousands protested when Japan passed a controversial state secrets law 10 years ago. Now, as parliament debates a new security bill, no such backlash can be seen.