Mitsui Fudosan unveils Japan's first full-electric passenger ferry Nihonbashi e-LINER, launching regular service between Nihonbashi and Toyosu in April 2026. Zero emissions, silent operation, and emergency response capabilities.
In 2025, Japanese agricultural corporation bankruptcies hit a record 103 cases. Learn about the structural challenges facing Japan's farming industry: weak yen, soaring material costs, labor shortages, and succession crisis, all while food self-sufficiency remains at just 38%.
Ogaki City's digital regional currency "Gaki Pay" has gone viral on Japanese social media due to its quirky name. Learn about Japan's innovative approach to combating inflation through digital local currencies, the story behind the unusual name, and how regional currencies are transforming local economies across the country.
On September 3, 2024, Japan's Ministry of the Environment declared the small Indian mongoose eradicated from Amami Oshima: 45 years after release, 24 years after control began, more than 30,000 animals caught and 3.6 billion yen spent. Two probability models, at 99.7 and 98.9 percent, settled the call.
Rocket fireworks were fired at a Pakistani-run used car business in Ebetsu, Hokkaido. It began with misinformation about 76 illegal structures in an urbanization control area, amplified by YouTuber videos. Most of those 76 were built by Japanese citizens.