Japan

First time, a strategic five year initiative has been agreed between Imagica Group who are from Japan and Cannes, in the 90 years of the company’s history. Their all-around video services will now be known globally, as they agreed to support the emerging filmmakers at Cannes. And the upcoming or budding movie makers will maintain a long-term relationship with the …

Sony is known for catering premium quality in all types of electronics products they make for their users with their maximum efforts for providing a better performance. And they have dropped the teaser with the tagline of ‘NEXT ONE is Coming’ late Wednesday, about their upcoming launch which is a flagship smartphone Xperia 1 VII. They have enhanced the features …

Music is a strongest medium to connect ourselves with the soul and any individual around the world because the emotion is beyond languages. And this is the reason both the regional and global music albums and songs are listened by the music lovers without any resistance. Like South Korea, Japan also has diverse solo and group music teams who entice …

Seventeen year old sprint prodigy Rin Kubo continues to make athletic history in Japan. At the Shizuoka International Athletics Meet, held at the Ogasayama General Athletic Park Stadium in Fukuroi City, the third-year student from Higashiosaka Daikei High School won the women’s 800m Group 3 (Grand Prix Time Race Final) in a season-best of 2:00.28 to secure her place on …

Japan’s long-standing auto manufacturer Toyota has now officially partnered with Waymo, a U.S. company in the business of self-driving technologies, to develop and cooperate in the area of self-driving cars. The two aims, among others, is to provide safer driving and transportation that are more accessible for all through applications of advanced driving technologies. The announcement was not unexpected, as …

Mao Saigo etched history on Sunday by winning the Chevron Championship after overcoming a thrilling five-player playoff to become the fifth Japanese woman to win an overseas major tournament. Saigo, a 23 years old star of the U.S. LPGA Tour began the final round at top but encountered fierce challenges, losing ground in the middle. Behind late, she birdied the …

Trying to control rising prices and cool down angry consumers, Japan for the first time in 25 years has brought in rice from South Korea. The last occurrence was in 1999. But with Japanese rice now becoming too expensive for many, Japan is opting for cheaper foreign varieties. Reports say that last month, only two tons of South Korean rice …

Honda to Transfer U.S.-Bound Civic Hybrid Production from Japan to Indiana Honda brings production of its five-door Civic hybrid back to the U.S. The company announced shifting the assembly of the model bound for the U.S. from Japan to its plant in Indiana. A Honda spokesperson said production at the Yorii factory, located near Tokyo, was set to conclude between …

Japan has recorded another population drop, and this time, by the most extraordinary figure in history. According to official data released in April 2025, by the end of October 2024, the country’s population stood at 120.3 million, down by 898,000 over the previous year. largest annual drop recorded since 1950. The great decline in population has had access to Japan’s …

The Bank of Japan revealed through its latest survey that Japanese consumers expect increasing prices and show record annual inflation forecasts from the survey. People answered the Bank of Japan survey from February 6 to March 4 and told researchers that prices would go up 12.2% during the following year. This increase marks a jump from the prior 11.5% seen …