Toyota Invests in Japanese Rocket Startup

Popular Japanese actor fired from low-alcohol beer ad after getting drunk and breaking into neighbor's home
Ryo Yoshizawa — who one fashion magazine said has "national treasure-class handsomeness" — is one of Japan's most popular ...
U.S. Steel CEO appeals to Trump after Biden blocks deal with Japanese firm
President-elect Trump has also opposed Nippon Steel's $15 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel, which President Biden blocked ...
Japanese Ovens Maker to Buy Fujitsu General for $1.6 Billion
A little-known Japanese maker of oven ranges and water heaters has offered to acquire Fujitsu General Ltd. for as much as ...
Japanese Company Quietly Becomes America's Fifth-Largest Homebuilder
In Japan, Sekisui House is a high-end builder focused on custom homes, and the country's No. 2 builder by revenue. But with ...
Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person at 116 has died
Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died.
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Why the Japanese Art Market Is One of the Fastest Growing in Asia
The Japanese market has grown 11 percent since 2019, outperforming the global market’s modest 1 percent growth.
Japanese companies are stealing talented Gen Z out of college, paying off their student debt, and subsidizing their housing to combat the country’s aging workforce
Over 40% of Gen Z grads in Japan have already had at least one job offer—before they’ve even tossed their graduation cap in ...
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Japanese city becomes first to subsidise epidurals to encourage more women to have children
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