Eddy Duan

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Record Visitors to Japan in 2025 Despite China Tourism Drop

Japan’s Chinese Population Continues to Grow Amid Sour Ties

March 27, 2026

March 27, 2026

Japan’s Chinese Population Continues to Grow Amid Sour Ties

Record Visitors to Japan in 2025 Despite China Tourism Drop

February 27, 2026

February 27, 2026

Japan Condemns Foreign Influence Operations After Reported China Attempt

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi

January 22, 2026

January 22, 2026

More Japanese Companies See Downside to Rising Rates

More Japanese Companies See Downside to Rising Rates

December 19, 2025

December 19, 2025

Sony Expands Hold Over ‘Peanuts’ Brand in Growing Content Push

The Sony Group

December 15, 2025

December 15, 2025

Japan Set to Lose Last Pandas in Symbol of Icy China Ties

Twin giant pandas at Ueno zoo

November 28, 2025

November 28, 2025

Deadly Bear Attacks in Japan Prompt New Products From Insurers

Asiatic black bear

August 26, 2025

August 26, 2025

Japan Plans to Hike Minimum Capital for Business Visa to $200,000

Tokyo Skyline Ahead of Japan GDP Figures

July 31, 2025

July 31, 2025

Global Thirst for Matcha Drives Top Japanese Tea Brand to Double Prices

Matcha's Surging Popularity Leads To Global Shortage

July 18, 2025

July 18, 2025

Tokyo Ward Seeks to Curb Condo Resales Amid Soaring Prices

JAPAN-ECONOMY-GDP

July 16, 2025

July 16, 2025

Japan Tourism Growth Slowed As Quake Rumor Deterred Hong Kongers

Kimono-clad tourists buy shaved ice at a stall in the Asakusa district of Tokyo

June 11, 2025

June 11, 2025

How a Rice Shortage Spurred a National Crisis in Japan

Shops have hiked the price of their rice dishes and with an election looming the rice crisis could weigh heavily on voters.

How a Rice Shortage Spurred a National Crisis in Japan

June 5, 2025

June 5, 2025

McDonald’s Japan Sales Boosted By Minecraft, Chiikawa Crazes

A McDonald's Minecraft Movie Happy Meal box.

May 21, 2025

May 21, 2025

Rice Costs Imperil Ishiba After Minister Quits in Japan

Inside Shinmei Co. Rice Milling Plant

May 9, 2025

May 9, 2025

Japan’s Top Hotels Under Scrutiny For Potential Price Collusion As Tourism Booms

JAPAN-TOURISM-HOTEL-HISTORY

April 23, 2025

April 23, 2025

Toyota Supplier to Hike Tire Prices in US by Up to 25% on Tariffs

April 9, 2025

April 9, 2025

Japan Device Maker Picks Vietnam to Avoid US Tariffs on China

Sourcenext manufactures its pocket-sized translation device Pocketalk in Shenzhen, China

April 2, 2025

April 2, 2025

April Fools’ Prank Goes Wrong as Japan Frets Over Rice Shortage

Hokka Hokka Tei

March 11, 2025

March 11, 2025

The Mystery of How 230,000 Tons of Rice Went Missing in Japan

Record prices for rice are rippling through society

Rice Harvesting in Western Japan Ahead of Typhoon Shanshan

February 14, 2025

February 14, 2025

Japan Will Tap Emergency Rice Supplies as Prices Surge 82%

Rice Harvesting in Western Japan Ahead of Typhoon Shanshan

February 3, 2025

February 3, 2025

Smuggled Grand Pianos Show Trump’s Challenge in Pressuring Putin

Madrid hosts the first edition of Piano City Madrid