March 2026

02:44 JST

Oasis Becomes KADOKAWA's Largest Shareholder at 13.76%: What It Means for FromSoftware and Gaming

Business & Finance 01:34 JST

Omron Sells Founding Electronic Components Business to Carlyle for $540M — Ending 93 Years of Heritage to Bet on Robotics and Healthcare

Business & Finance 01:16 JST

Rapidus CTO: 1nm Chips Will Close TSMC Gap to Just 6 Months — Japan's Bold Semiconductor Comeback

Business & Finance 01:14 JST

JO1 Makes History: First Japanese Act Nominated for World Artist of the Year at iHeartRadio Music Awards 2026

Entertainment & Culture 01:11 JST

Plastic Model Culture as National Heritage: Japan Launches Parliamentary League to Promote MOKEI — Plus the Best Hobby Spots for Visitors

Entertainment & Culture 01:09 JST

Lunar Positioning Without GPS: Casio and JAXA Achieve ±5cm Accuracy Using LED Lights on Simulated Moon Surface

Tech & Science 01:06 JST

BOJ Unveils New Core Inflation Indicators: Trend Inflation Nears 2%, Paving the Way for Rate Hikes

News, Society & Economy 01:04 JST

Quantum Control Breakthrough: Japan's QuEL Proves 24-Hour Stability — A Key Step Toward Large-Scale Quantum Computers

Tech & Science 01:01 JST

BOJ March Meeting 'Summary of Opinions': Board Members Push for Rate Hikes Despite Iran Oil Crisis

News, Society & Economy 00:57 JST

FF7 Remake Part 3: Director Explains Why Going Multiplatform Won't Downgrade Graphics

Entertainment & Culture 00:55 JST

Perovskite Solar Goes Commercial: Sekisui Chemical Launches SOLAFIL, Japan's First Mass-Produced Film-Type Solar Cell

Tech & Science

06:19 JST

Frieren Season 3 'Golden Land Arc' Set for October 2027: Fans Worldwide Celebrate as the Strongest Sage of Destruction Macht Awaits

Entertainment & Culture 06:19 JST

Kemonomichi FT10: Daigo Umehara vs MenaRD Confirmed for April 29 — The Beast Meets the Dominican Hero

Entertainment & Culture 06:18 JST

RADWIMPS' Yojiro Noda Credited on 5 Tracks of Ye's New Album 'BULLY' — How a Tokyo Encounter Created an Unexpected Collaboration

Entertainment & Culture 06:18 JST

Japan's 100-Region Overtourism Strategy: New Tourism Plan Balances 60 Million Visitors with Resident Well-Being

News, Society & Economy 06:16 JST

Century-Old Steam Locomotive Revived in Downtown Nagoya: World's Only German-Made B6 Engine Roars Back to Life

Travel 06:16 JST

Japan's Race to Save 18,000 Floppy Disks: Game Preservation Society Marks 15 Years of Archiving Gaming History

Entertainment & Culture 06:15 JST

ONE OK ROCK's 'Wherever you are' Charts for 228 Weeks on Billboard JAPAN Hot 100 — The Story Behind a 4.5-Year Hit

Entertainment & Culture

04:59 JST

Loop the Room: Hatsune Miku Song by Rusino Tops Billboard US Chart, Enters Top 10 in Four Countries

Entertainment & Culture 04:58 JST

Hanamaruki Shio Koji Business Tops $13M: New TV Campaign and Sights Set on $33M

Life & Lifestyle 04:52 JST

Light-Switchable Plastic: Osaka University Develops Material That Degrades on Command — A Game-Changer for the Plastics Crisis

Tech & Science 04:46 JST

Submarine Cable Capacity Quadrupled: NTT's Multi-Core Fiber Could Reshape Global Internet Infrastructure

Business & Finance 04:45 JST

Power Semiconductor Mega-Merger: Rohm, Toshiba, Mitsubishi Electric Eye World No.2 Alliance

Business & Finance 04:44 JST

BOJ April Rate Hike: How Iran's Oil Crisis and Surging Inflation Are Forcing Japan's Hand

News, Society & Economy 04:36 JST

Japan Doubles Naturalization Residency Requirement to 10 Years: What Changes Starting April 2026

News, Society & Economy 04:18 JST

Neko House Desk: Japan's Cat-Integrated Work Desk Turns Feline Interruptions Into Coworking Bliss

Life & Lifestyle 04:11 JST

AI Reads Uterine Movement: Tokyo University's New Model Dramatically Improves Pregnancy Prediction for IVF

Tech & Science 04:08 JST

Humanoid Robot Revolution: Japan's J-HRTI Consortium Launches Data Collection Center to Challenge Tesla and China

Business & Finance 04:00 JST

Japan's Esports Market to Exceed $130M by 2026: Why Fighting Games Drive a Unique Growth Path

Entertainment & Culture 03:56 JST

Japan Halts Foreign Restaurant Workers: 50,000 Cap Reached, New Applications Suspended from April 13

Life & Lifestyle 03:46 JST

Dual-Band Infrared Breakthrough: Fujitsu's 1-Megapixel T2SL Sensor Challenges Global Defense Tech Leaders

News, Society & Economy

03:13 JST

Eureka Seven: Why This Underrated 2005 Anime Deserves Your Attention in 2026

Entertainment & Culture 03:09 JST

Disney Cruise Line Japan: Oriental Land Launches New Company for 2028 Maiden Voyage from Tokyo

Business & Finance 03:05 JST

Manga Taisho 2026: 'Hon Nara Uru Hodo' Wins Japan's Top Manga Prize, and the Tezuka Award Too

Entertainment & Culture 03:04 JST

Tokyo Stock Exchange Targets Bitcoin Treasury Companies: Why Japan Is Pushing Back Against the MicroStrategy Copycat Boom

Business & Finance 02:55 JST

Storm Labels Store: Arashi, SUPER EIGHT CDs & DVDs Now Available for International Shipping in 5 Languages

Entertainment & Culture 02:06 JST

Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026: Hong Kong's The Chairman Reclaims No.1, Japan Lands 8 Spots but None in the Top 10

Life & Lifestyle 01:47 JST

Japan Real Estate Bubble: Is the Burst Coming? FSA Issues Rare Warning as Tower Condo Prices Hit Ceiling

Business & Finance 01:42 JST

Pokémon Champions: IVs Abolished, Mega Dragonite and Mega Froslass Abilities Revealed

Entertainment & Culture 01:38 JST

Startale Raises $50M from SBI: Yen Stablecoin JPYSC and Strium Blockchain Poised to Reshape Japan's Financial Infrastructure

Business & Finance 01:34 JST

Japan's FSA Warns KuCoin Again: Why Japan Has the World's Strictest Crypto Exchange Rules

Business & Finance 01:32 JST

BOJ Output Gap Overhaul: Positive Turn and New Core CPI Indicators Signal Path to Further Rate Hikes

News, Society & Economy 01:12 JST

AFEELA Cancelled: Sony-Honda EV Dream Dies Just Months Before Launch as Honda Posts Record $4.6B Loss

Business & Finance

02:42 JST

Oasis Raises KADOKAWA Stake to 10%: Activist Investors Are Reshaping Corporate Japan at Record Pace

Entertainment & Culture 02:37 JST

Japanese Megabank Eyes Wall Street: SMFG's Potential Jefferies Takeover and the New Global Finance Race

Business & Finance 02:36 JST

Japanese Artists Storm US Festivals 2026: Fujii Kaze, YOASOBI, Ado, and Creepy Nuts Lead J-Pop's American Breakthrough

Entertainment & Culture 02:34 JST

Cat Rescue Sim 'Cat Parents' Hits 100K Steam Wishlists in 3 Days: Why the World Can't Resist Cozy Cat Games

Entertainment & Culture 02:32 JST

On-Chain Finance: Japan's Ruling Party Launches Project Team to Merge AI and Blockchain in Financial System

Business & Finance 02:29 JST

XG Joins 88rising's Head in the Clouds 2026: Japan's Global Girl Group Takes the Rose Bowl Stage

Entertainment & Culture 02:27 JST

Data Center Waste Heat Turned Into Electricity: Japanese Startup's Breakthrough STC Device Generates Power From 30°C Low-Grade Heat

Tech & Science 02:27 JST

Hokusai Special Train: Japan Launches 'Foreign Tourists Only' Mt. Fuji Sightseeing Railway

Travel 02:26 JST

Solo Hanami: How Japan's Cherry Blossom Tradition Is Shifting from Group Parties to Peaceful Alone Time

Life & Lifestyle 01:30 JST

iPS Cell 'Culture Soup' and Knee Pain: World-First Clinical Study Shows 5 of 7 Patients Improved, But It Had No Control Group

Tech & Science 01:28 JST

Toyota Industries $39B Takeover: Japan's Largest-Ever Acquisition Closes After Elliott Standoff

Business & Finance 01:22 JST

Japan's Defense Factory Nationalization: Government Eyes State-Owned Arsenals in Historic Policy Shift

News, Society & Economy 01:20 JST

Frieren × USJ First Collab: Immersive Story Walk Attraction Opens May 30, 2026

Entertainment & Culture 01:17 JST

Terra Drone Enters Defense Market: Japan's Largest Drone Company Launches Military Push with U.S. Subsidiary

Business & Finance 00:49 JST

PS Store Mass Purge: Sony Removes 700+ Shovelware Games in Crackdown on AI-Generated Copycat Titles

Entertainment & Culture 00:47 JST

Bonsai: Japan's Living Art Grows Toward a $13 Billion Global Market by 2030

Business & Finance 00:44 JST

Switch 2 Production Cut: Nintendo Stock Drops 6% Despite Strong Software Sales

Entertainment & Culture

12:31 JST

Helical Fusion Reveals Construction Site for 'Helix HARUKA' — Japan's Craft Expertise Builds the Heart of a Fusion Reactor

Tech & Science 12:26 JST

Carpenter Artist Shohei Hishida: Why Japan's 'Shokunin' Philosophy Is Captivating 500,000 Followers Worldwide

Life & Lifestyle 12:15 JST

Photonic Chip Packaging: Japan's Shinko Electric Challenges TSMC in the Race to Build Light-Powered Semiconductors

Business & Finance 12:03 JST

Yen Nears 160, Oil Prices Surge: Hormuz Strait Crisis Delivers Double Blow to Japan's Economy

News, Society & Economy 11:55 JST

Japan's Chip Design Revival: Fabless Startups Challenge China's Mining ASIC Dominance as Rapidus Eyes 2nm

Business & Finance 11:51 JST

KAT-TUN Full Catalog Now Streaming: 312 Songs Surprise-Released for 20th Anniversary

Entertainment & Culture 11:48 JST

Mental Health Crisis: Japan's Sickness Benefits Surge 1.6x in 5 Years as Workplace Stress Takes Its Toll

Life & Lifestyle 11:45 JST

Japan Tea Crisis: Bancha Prices Surge 600%, Global Matcha Boom Drains Domestic Supply

Life & Lifestyle

00:35 JST

Activist Investor Oasis Management Acquires 8.86% of KADOKAWA: What It Means for FromSoftware and Elden Ring

Entertainment & Culture 00:09 JST

Japan's Banking Backbone Gets First Overhaul in 50 Years: New Payment System Eyes Stablecoin and Tokenized Deposit Integration

Business & Finance 00:01 JST

Japan's AI Robot Roadmap: METI Targets Security and Waste Management Deployment by 2030, Aims for 30% Global Market Share

Business & Finance 00:00 JST

Japan's Synspective Launches 8th SAR Satellite: Building a 30-Satellite Constellation to Watch the Earth

Tech & Science

23:56 JST

SoftBank's $500 Billion Ohio AI Campus: Masayoshi Son Unveils 'Largest Single Investment in Human History'

Tech & Science 23:46 JST

Quantum Chemistry Simulation Record: Osaka University Breaks 40-Qubit Barrier Using 1,024 GPUs

Tech & Science 23:43 JST

Spring 2026 Anime Ranking Top 10: Re:Zero Season 4 Takes #1 — New Titles Like Ice Castle Wall and Daemons of the Shadow Realm Draw Buzz

Entertainment & Culture 23:38 JST

Tsushima Wisteria Festival: Japan's Purple Fantasy World That Rivals Cherry Blossoms — A Ghibli-Like Dreamscape in Aichi

Travel 23:32 JST

SF6 Alex's Family Storyline Sparks Backlash: How 'Adoptive Father' vs. Japanese 'Sodate no Oya' Fueled a Cultural Divide

Entertainment & Culture

21:03 JST

Spiber Seals Cool Japan Fund's Fate: $2.5 Billion in Losses Exposes Japan's Government Venture Investment Failures

News, Society & Economy 20:52 JST

Flying Cars in Tokyo: Japan Tests Facial Recognition Boarding for Domestic eVTOL Aircraft

Travel 20:48 JST

Elliott Targets Mitsui O.S.K. Lines: $2 Billion Buyback Demand Signals New Era for Japan's Corporate Governance

Business & Finance 20:43 JST

Bitcoin's Spring Rally: How BTC Became the Sole Winner After the Iran War Began

Business & Finance 18:57 JST

Bruno Mars Signs with Avex Music Group: How Japan's Biggest Global Fan Favorite Found a New Publishing Home in Tokyo

Entertainment & Culture 18:50 JST

Space Welding Breakthrough: Japanese Startup Proves Welding Works in Zero Gravity and Lunar Conditions — A World First for Regolith Building Materials

Tech & Science 18:47 JST

Japan's Brokerage Shakeup: Matsui Securities Seeks Outside Capital as Fee Wars Reshape the Industry

Business & Finance 18:42 JST

Japan's $1.2B Bet on Green Steel: Government Backs JFE's Giant Electric Arc Furnace to Slash CO₂ Emissions

Business & Finance 02:12 JST

Space Laser Startup Orbital Lasers Raises $20M: Japan's Bold Bet on Debris Removal and Satellite LiDAR

Tech & Science 02:01 JST

3D Memory Race: Kioxia's IGZO Technology Challenges Samsung and China in Next-Gen DRAM Battle

Business & Finance 01:59 JST

Ghost of Yotei's 'Cut Ceremony': Sucker Punch Celebrated Scrapped Ideas with Weekly Applause

Entertainment & Culture

20:13 JST

Rapidus AI Agent for Chip Design: Already Used by 3 Companies as Japan's 2nm Foundry Bets on AI-Powered EDA

Tech & Science 20:12 JST

13,824-Core Fiber Optic Cable: Furukawa Electric Begins Mass Production of World's Densest Data Center Cable

Tech & Science 20:09 JST

Luxury Bus Tourism in Japan: Meitetsu's 18-Seat LUVIA Offers $3,200 Tours With Bar Counter and Attendant Service

Travel 20:05 JST

Diamond MOSFET DC-DC Converter: World's First Actual Power Conversion Demonstrated — From Device to Circuit

Business & Finance 20:04 JST

Digital Yen Update: Japan's CBDC Strategy Emerges as Global Central Banks Diverge on Digital Currency

Business & Finance 19:58 JST

Death Stranding 2 PC Launch: Kojima × Sugita's First Joint Interview — How Dollman Became 'Just Be Yourself'

Entertainment & Culture 19:53 JST

Gas Prices Hit Record ¥190: Hormuz Strait Blockade Threatens Japan's Energy Lifeline

News, Society & Economy 19:51 JST

FromSoftware's The Duskbloods Beats GTA VI as Japan's Most Anticipated Game of 2026 — Famitsu Dengeki Game Awards

Entertainment & Culture 18:06 JST

BOJ Holds Rate at 0.75%: Japan's Central Bank Caught Between Middle East Crisis and Rising Oil Prices

News, Society & Economy

12:46 JST

Japan's HTS Superconductor Boom: Fujikura Scales Production 8x as Fusion, Maglev, and Aviation Drive Demand

Business & Finance 12:39 JST

Ado Debuts New Song 'Ai Ai A' on THE FIRST TAKE with Surprise Release — Kikuo-Penned Chaos Track Features Phantom Siita Chorus

Entertainment & Culture 12:21 JST

Printing Semiconductors: Epson and Taiwan's Manz Asia Partner on Inkjet Chip Manufacturing

Business & Finance 12:18 JST

Japan's New Tourist Hotline: JNTO Launches 4-Language Call Center for Foreign Visitors

Travel 12:16 JST

Japan Land Prices Surge 2.8%: Biggest Rise Since Bubble Era as Tokyo Leads Residential Gains

Business & Finance 12:15 JST

Toyota to Mass-Produce Hydrogen Electrolyzers by 2029: Inside Japan's Multi-Pathway Bet Against EV-Only Future

Tech & Science 12:10 JST

Saudi EGDC Acquires 5% Capcom Stake: Middle Eastern Investment in Japanese Gaming Accelerates

Entertainment & Culture 10:23 JST

Japan's PM Takaichi Rules Out Consumption Tax Hike: What 'Responsible Fiscal Activism' Means for the World's Most Indebted Nation

News, Society & Economy 10:16 JST

Nintendo PlayStation MSF-1 Prototype Discovered: The Only Surviving Unit Now in a U.S. Museum

Entertainment & Culture 07:44 JST

BABYMETAL Live at Intuit Dome: Historic LA Arena Show Gets Blu-ray & DVD Release on June 17

Entertainment & Culture 07:39 JST

Japan's Output Gap Turns Positive: $6.7B Demand Surplus Signals Potential End to Deflation Era

News, Society & Economy 07:38 JST

Crypto Crackdown: Japan Raises Penalties for Unregistered Sales to 10 Years in Prison Under New Financial Law

News, Society & Economy

17:34 JST

Frieren Season 2: Are the OP and ED Connected? Japanese Fans Debate Flower Petals, Blue Flames, and Theme Song Choices

Entertainment & Culture 17:24 JST

PONKEY Instrument Robot Debuts at SXSW 2026: Japan's Solenoid-Powered Device Lets Humans and AI Communicate Through Music

Tech & Science 17:05 JST

Chinese Mobile Payments Surge in Japan: Finance Minister Flags Tax Blind Spots as Alipay and WeChat Pay Spread

Business & Finance 16:57 JST

Jujutsu Kaisen S3 Ep10: Takaba's Comedy Episode Goes Viral — Japanese Fans Lose It Over Classic Owarai References

Entertainment & Culture 16:54 JST

Esports Player Longevity: ZETA DIVISION and University of Tokyo Launch Groundbreaking Joint Research

Tech & Science 16:51 JST

Diamond MOSFET: Japanese Startup Achieves World's First 200V/1A Switching — The Ultimate Power Semiconductor Takes Shape

Business & Finance 16:49 JST

Asahi Kasei's Alkaline Electrolyzer Powers Finland's First Commercial Hydrogen Station — Japan's Green Tech Takes On Europe

Tech & Science 16:40 JST

Saint Seiya Heaven Arc: Kurumada's Long-Awaited Sequel Launches May 2026 After 40 Years

Entertainment & Culture 16:38 JST

Yorushika's 'Second Person': n-buna on Merging a 32-Envelope Novel with a 22-Track Album

Entertainment & Culture 16:36 JST

Shinji Mikami's New Studio Unbound Games: Resident Evil Creator Goes Fully Independent with Original AAA Title

Entertainment & Culture 16:34 JST

Steal Everything If You Stay Silent: Tokyo's Wildest Pop-Up 'Convenience Store' Where All Items Are Free — TOH Energized by Red Bull

Travel 16:32 JST

STARGLOW Debut: BMSG's Third Boy Group Emerges from THE LAST PIECE — SKY-HI's Vision Expands with Five New Stars

Entertainment & Culture 16:30 JST

Fusion Reactor Construction Begins: Japan's Helical Fusion Reveals Helix HARUKA Phase 1 Site at NIFS

Tech & Science

02:11 JST

VIBY: All-Japanese Boys Group Trained in K-Pop System Pre-Debuts Under BTS Scout Kim Mijon's New Label

Entertainment & Culture 02:10 JST

AIR JAM 2026: Hi-STANDARD's Legendary Punk Festival Returns After 8 Years — Announced in Sendai on the 15th Anniversary of 3/11

Entertainment & Culture

21:11 JST

Quantum Startup Quemix Scores Big on Fugaku: How a Small Japanese Venture Achieved World-First Results on a Supercomputer

Tech & Science 21:10 JST

Regional Bank Real Estate Risk: Japan's Regulators Sound the Alarm on $770 Billion in Property Loans

News, Society & Economy 21:08 JST

PayPay US IPO at $16: Japan's Cashless Giant Hits Nasdaq — What SoftBank's Fintech Bet Means for Global Payments

21:07 JST

Australia's AirTrunk Pours Over $8 Billion into Japan: How Population Decline Is Fueling an AI Data Center Boom

Business & Finance 21:04 JST

Super Silk Revolution: Spider Silk 5x Stronger Than Steel Is Finally Going Into Mass Production

Tech & Science 21:01 JST

Honda's Historic $43 Billion Loss: EV Strategy Reversal Kills Honda 0 Series and Signals Industry-Wide Reckoning

Business & Finance 20:59 JST

iPS Cell Diabetes Cure: Japan's Orizuru Therapeutics Launches Clinical Trials to Eliminate Insulin Injections

Tech & Science 20:57 JST

Full Staff Credits on the Web: Japan's Anime Film Industry Embraces a New Transparency Trend

Entertainment & Culture 09:34 JST

Space Safety Patrol: Japan's Astroscale Pioneers Orbital Debris Inspection as Space Junk Crisis Deepens

Tech & Science 09:33 JST

Japan's Crypto Revolution: FSA Moves to Financial Instruments Law, 20% Tax Rate, and ETF Approval — Can Japan Lead the Crypto World?

News, Society & Economy 09:32 JST

Ado's First-Ever Studio Recording Revealed: Pre-Debut Cover of EGO-WRAPPIN's "Kuchibashi ni Cherry" Stuns Fans

Entertainment & Culture 09:29 JST

SANTOS BRAVOS First Interview: HYBE's Latin Group on &TEAM Collab and Global Expansion

Entertainment & Culture 09:17 JST

World's Best Travel Destination: Japan Tops Data-Driven Rankings for Second Straight Year as Gap Widens

Travel 09:05 JST

BOJ Rate Hike: April Forecast Leads Market Consensus, Terminal Rate Eyed at 1.5% Amid Iran Crisis

News, Society & Economy 09:02 JST

302nm UV Laser for Quantum Computers: Japan's Oxide Ships the Heart of Neutral-Atom Machines

Business & Finance

19:03 JST

Caregiver Murder in Japan: After 29 Years of Solo Care, a Mother's Arrest Asks Who Truly Bears the Guilt

Life & Lifestyle 02:57 JST

Harmonyland Buys 31 Hectares: Sanrio's First Resort Grows Its Site Fivefold in Oita

Business & Finance 02:56 JST

FF7 Remake's Switch 2 Hair Jaggies: The DLSS Clash, and What Rebirth Did About It

Entertainment & Culture 02:55 JST

Permanent Residency to Cost 200,000 Yen: Japan's Immigration Law Passes, JESTA Arrives

News, Society & Economy 02:47 JST

Tamawashi's 1,497 Top-Division Bouts Stand Alone, but at 41 He Just Fell to Juryo

Entertainment & Culture 02:44 JST

Japan's 20x Residency Fee and Revocable Permanent Status, as Worker Growth Slows

News, Society & Economy 02:41 JST

PokeMiku's "Crossroad" and the First Live: kz x TAKU INOUE, Then 50,000 in an Arena

Entertainment & Culture 02:40 JST

Flying 3D Printer: Japan's Drone That Prints Concrete Mid-Air Targets 2028 Launch

Tech & Science 02:36 JST

Japan's Departure Tax Tripled to $19: Overtourism Fix or Just a Tax Grab?

News, Society & Economy 02:35 JST

Rice-Based Alternative Meat: Japan's Koji Mycoprotein Goes Into Production

Life & Lifestyle 02:32 JST

RWA Working Group: Ethereum Japan Launches Industry Standards for Corporate Blockchain Adoption

Business & Finance 02:30 JST

PFAS Chemical Fingerprint: Japan Achieves World-First Isotope Analysis of PFOS

Tech & Science 02:29 JST

Resident Evil Requiem Hidden URL: The NEWDAWN Domain Got Snatched by a Valve Fan

Entertainment & Culture

20:26 JST

Physical AI Bets: Yaskawa's 120 Billion Yen, FANUC's Open Stack, Mujin's 36.4 Billion

Tech & Science 20:24 JST

Japan Opened Its 254-Day Oil Reserve: Four Months Inside the Hormuz Crisis

News, Society & Economy 19:23 JST

KADOKAWA Studio One Base: Massive Anime Production Hub Opens in Ikebukuro Fall 2026

Entertainment & Culture 19:22 JST

World-First Click-Feedback Pressure Sensor Switch, Aimed at Robot Fingertips

Tech & Science 19:09 JST

Liquid Shio Koji Goes Retail: Hanamaruki Takes Japan's Gold Seasoning to US Shelves

Life & Lifestyle 19:08 JST

Frieren Poll Results: Genau Ends Himmel's Streak, Mimic Lands 21st and Also 6th

Entertainment & Culture 06:10 JST

World's Only Vertical-Drop Escalator Is Gone: Nagoya's Meitetsu Closes

Travel 06:04 JST

Stablecoins & AI: Japan's PM Takaichi and Finance Minister Katayama Unveil Fintech Vision at FIN/SUM 2026

Business & Finance 06:01 JST

Japan Taps JDI for $13B US Display Factory: Trump Tariffs, Defense Needs, and a Struggling Company's Second Chance

News, Society & Economy 05:59 JST

Human Washing Machine on Sale in Japan: Expo Pod Costs $370,000

Business & Finance 05:57 JST

Japan's $260B Semiconductor Ambition: Government Targets 40 Trillion Yen by 2040 with AI Chip Research Hubs

News, Society & Economy 05:55 JST

Memory Chip Crisis: Kioxia's 17x Profit Surge Exposes Global Semiconductor Shortage Driven by AI Demand

Business & Finance 05:53 JST

Dorohedoro Season 2 PV Reveals Cross-Eyes Cast: Uchiyama, Hamano

Entertainment & Culture

03:22 JST

Nintendo Sues the U.S. Government: Demanding a Full Tariff Refund With Interest After the Supreme Court Struck Down Trump's IEEPA Duties

Business & Finance 03:17 JST

Sleep Disorder Now a Medical Specialty in Japan: The World's Most Sleep-Deprived Nation Finally Takes Action

Life & Lifestyle 03:12 JST

Majorana Particle Detection: Japanese Team Uses Spintronics to Advance Quantum Computing

Tech & Science 03:10 JST

Re:Zero Season 4 Key Visual Revealed: Why Overseas Fans Are Far More Hyped Than Japan for Arc 6

Entertainment & Culture 02:55 JST

Spring 2026 Anime War: Slime, Re:Zero, Classroom of the Elite, Witch Hat Atelier and One Piece's Elbaf Arc All at Once. Who Won?

Entertainment & Culture 02:47 JST

Japan Sets 1.23 Million Foreign Worker Cap: New "Ikusei Shūrō" System Replaces Controversial Trainee Program

Business & Finance 00:26 JST

3D-Printed Houses Go Two-Story: Japan's Construction Startups Tackle Labor Crisis with Printing Technology

Business & Finance 00:00 JST

Toshiba Eyes 2028 Relisting: $5 Billion Debt Restructuring Marks Turning Point After Decade of Scandal and Rebuilding

Business & Finance

21:26 JST

Gas Hybrid Rocket TVC: Japan's Chiba Tech Achieves World-First Ground Combustion Test for Low-Cost Space Access

Tech & Science 20:59 JST

Japan's Megabanks Go On-Chain: MUFG CEO on AI × Blockchain Banking and the Joint Stablecoin Initiative

Business & Finance 20:57 JST

Street Fighter Movie: October 16 Worldwide Release Confirmed — Japanese Trailer Reveals 17 Fighters Including Ryu & Chun-Li

Entertainment & Culture 20:55 JST

Ninja × Kabuki Immersive Show Reimagined: Shinjuku's Must-See Cultural Experience Gets a Major Upgrade

Travel 20:52 JST

ARASHI "Five": New Song Shatters Oricon Records with 3.2 Million Streams on Day One

Entertainment & Culture 20:50 JST

Tokyo Lost Cash Hits Record $29M: Why Lost Wallets Come Back in Japan, and How the KOBAN System Works

Life & Lifestyle 20:42 JST

iPS Cell Therapies Formally Approved: Japan Makes History with World's First Stem Cell Products

Tech & Science 20:40 JST

Power Semiconductor Shakeup: Denso's $8.2B Bid for Rohm Collapses, and What It Means for Japan's Chip Strategy

Business & Finance 20:38 JST

Perovskite Solar + Chiba Iodine: Can Japan Finally Achieve Energy Independence with Its Own Resources?

Tech & Science 20:32 JST

TOHO Animation's Biggest-Ever AnimeJapan 2026 Booth: Jujutsu Kaisen, Frieren, Apothecary Diaries & 30 Titles Unite

Entertainment & Culture

23:50 JST

IFPI Global Chart 2025: Mrs. GREEN APPLE Makes History as Japan's First Top-15 Artist

Entertainment & Culture 23:48 JST

Sakana AI Hits $2.65B Valuation: Japan's Most Valuable Unicorn Charts Its Own AI Future

Tech & Science 22:36 JST

Japan's Central Bank at a Digital Crossroads: How the BOJ Plans to Connect to the Blockchain Economy

News, Society & Economy 22:34 JST

DNA-Trained AI Boosts Plastic-Eating Bacteria by 10x: Japan's OrthologTransformer Rewrites Genomics

Tech & Science 22:29 JST

Kyoto's Accommodation Tax Hike: Up to 10x More Expensive — What Travelers Need to Know

Travel 22:26 JST

BOJ Holds Rates in March 2026: How the Iran Conflict Complicated Japan's Path to Higher Rates

News, Society & Economy 22:14 JST

Japan's First BIPV Perovskite Solar Cells Installed on New Office Building: Panasonic Tech Meets Hankyu Hanshin

Tech & Science 22:06 JST

"GOD_i" Hits 100 Million Streams: Number_i's 4th Milestone Proves Staying Power Beyond the Chart Debut

Entertainment & Culture 16:14 JST

Wolt Exits Japan: Why Finland's Beloved Delivery App Lost the Food Delivery War — And What It Reveals About Cracking the Japanese Market

Business & Finance 00:41 JST

One Piece Secret Buried at Sea: Oda Writes the Answer for the First Time to Mark 600 Million Copies

Entertainment & Culture

10:50 JST

BOJ Tokenized Reserves: What 24/7 Blockchain Settlement Could Mean for Japan's Financial Future

News, Society & Economy 10:43 JST

PayPay Nasdaq IPO: Visa, Qatar's QIA and Abu Dhabi's ADIA to Invest up to $220M in Japan's Biggest US Listing

Business & Finance 10:42 JST

Kyoto Animation President Hideaki Hatta Passes Away at 76: Four Decades of "Creating Together" and a Global Legacy

Entertainment & Culture 10:40 JST

NTT's IOWN Goes Global: Japan's Optical Network Partners with Europe's ETSI to Set the 6G-Era Standard

Tech & Science 10:36 JST

Foreign License Conversion in Japan: Pass Rate Plunges from 90% to 40% Under Stricter Rules

Life & Lifestyle 10:35 JST

Sheena Ringo × Boucheron: Japan's Iconic Artist Meets French High Jewelry in New MV Shihou

Entertainment & Culture

04:03 JST

Power Bank Charging Banned on Flights in Japan: New Rules from April 24, 2026 — What Travelers Need to Know

News, Society & Economy 04:01 JST

Ado "Vivarium" First Live-Action MV & Autobiographical Novel — Why Japan's Anonymous Superstar Finally Showed Her Face

Entertainment & Culture 03:52 JST

EUV Photomask Race: DNP Invests in Rapidus to Power Japan's 2nm Chip Manufacturing

Business & Finance 03:44 JST

Stablecoin Frontier: JPYC CEO Envisions AI-Powered Digital Yen Future at GFTN 2026

Business & Finance 03:41 JST

Ape iPS Cells: Japan's Whole-Zoo Stem Cell Project Achieves World-First in Limb Evolution Research

Tech & Science