TOKYO -- Two new basic levels are set to be featured in the English language proficiency test administered by the Eiken ...

On January 23, Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae dissolved the Diet and called for a Lower House election on February 8.

Travel has accelerated this trend. Visitors experience Japanese products firsthand, from convenience stores to local shops, and many look to buy similar items once they return home. Retailers are ...

Advanced artificial intelligence models have achieved spectacular results after being tested on subjects in Japan's 2026 university entrance exam. According to Xinhua news agency, citing the financial ...

Japanese researchers have set sail for an expanse of seabed where they hope to mine rare earths. Their work takes on extra urgency in light of fears about fewer of the materials coming from China. The ...

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, January 8, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Japanese construction giant Haseko Corporation has partnered with AI startup Tektome to launch a hands ...

SEOUL—South Korea’s infamously difficult college-entrance exam can open the door to a promising future—but just 3% of students who took it recently landed a top-tier score for English, half of last ...

Yakisugi is a Japanese architectural technique for charring the surface of wood. It has become quite popular in bioarchitecture because the carbonized layer protects the wood from water, fire, insects ...

A survey by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology found that there were 294,198 people from other countries learning Japanese within Japan as of November 2024. This is a ...

The Japan Self-Defense Force recently tested the deployment of a developing hypersonic missile system that is designed to defend Tokyo’s islands from foreign warships. The Acquisition, Technology and ...

USD/JPY enters the week with a bullish signal but fading momentum, making upcoming US data and Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) key to the next move. USD/JPY correlations with U.S. rates have broken down Payrolls ...

USD/JPY climbs into the 155–160 intervention zone as BoJ policy uncertainty and US reopening momentum fuel yen weakness. US producer prices and retail sales loom large, shaping expectations for a ...