An otherwise solid set of airline safety statistics through much of 2024 was transformed by two deadly losses, while pilot ...

USD/JPY dipped on Wednesday after upbeat data on wages supported expectations of further tightening by the Bank of Japan this ...

Japan's December inflation-adjusted real wages rose 0.6% year-on-year thanks to a wintertime bonus bump, preliminary ...

Record-breaking snowfall fell on Japan’s northern main island of Hokkaido on Tuesday, disrupting traffic, causing airport ...

Retail sales in Japan exceeded expectations in December, industrial production returned to growth, and the unemployment rate ...

Spring break is the next big travel season to watch for, and we expect it to be a big one. While prices continue to rise, ...

According to Barclays, three in ten travellers have already booked a getaway for 2025. One in three of those have chosen to ...

Japan’s December exports rose 2.8% from the same month a year earlier, government data showed, exceeding a median market forecast of 2.3% but slowing from November’s 3.8%. Demand for ...

Japan’s exports rose for a third month in December on the back of a weaker yen, as businesses waited for further clarity on likely U.S. trade policy in U.S. President Donald Trump’s second term.

Financial services also suffered brief disruptions in late December with DDoS attacks on Mizuho Bank, MUFG and Resona Bank, while the Japan Weather Association said it was targeted on Jan 9.

Almost as soon as the Kaikyokan Aquarium in Shimonoseki, southern Japan closed for renovation in December 2024, the sunfish became unwell, the aquarium said in a post on X. “We couldn’t figure ...