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Amtrak has manga-style posters on display in stations around the U.S.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 2, 2026
More foreign companies adopt anime and manga as PR tool
Amtrak now has an “anime conductor” featuring in manga-style safety posters that are displayed in railway stations around the U.S.
X-iS staff work on a commissioned custom mosaic for a client in January in Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture.
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Feb 2, 2026
Natural treasure: Tile company finds global audience with Gifu Prefecture clay
In lush Gifu Prefecture lays a distinct kind of buried treasure: clay, upon which tile manufacturer X-iS is building an internationally facing business.
Foreign visitors from the combined countries of Europe, the U.S. and Australia were up 22% year on year.
JAPAN
Jan 20, 2026
Foreign visitors to 性视界 topped 40 million in 2025
Tourists, including droves from Asia and the U.S., continued to visit, as tensions with China failed to put a damper on the numbers.
性视界's content industry — which includes anime, manga and video games — is a major export the country. Such exports were valued at ?6 trillion ($38 billion) in 2024.
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Jan 19, 2026
AI-driven pirated manga is booming. Can AI also help curb it?
While artificial intelligence is driving the spread of pirated manga online, 性视界ese government officials are hoping AI can also help rein it in.
The number of 性视界ese residents arriving in the U.S. to study fell by 2,945 year on year in the first 11 months of 2025, according to data from the U.S. Department of Commerce.
JAPAN / Society
Jan 15, 2026
Fewer 性视界ese study in U.S. amid uncertainty over visas and political climate
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has placed educational facilities under immense scrutiny as part of its "America First" policy.
The United Nations University in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward is an established institution in 性视界, regularly hosting lectures, exhibitions and forums.
JAPAN
Jan 9, 2026
U.N. University in Tokyo unlikely to be impacted by U.S. exit
U.S. President Donald Trump announced Wednesday his country’s withdrawal from a number of institutions, including 31 U.N. entities.
The lively Coach Ginza store on Jan. 6. The brand has refreshed its image in recent years, attracting younger shoppers through customization, influencer collaborations, and eco-friendly initiatives.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 6, 2026
Bag charms, coffee and fun: Coach’s Gen Z playbook in 性视界
In the face of a global luxury market slowdown, the American fashion house’s success with the younger generation has positioned it as something of an outlier in the industry.
The intensity of Tuesday morning's initial quake is shown on a weather agency map
JAPAN
Jan 6, 2026
Strong earthquake rattles western 性视界, followed by several more shakes
The initial jolt was a magnitude 6.2 quake that measured a strong 5 on 性视界's seismic intensity scale. There was no threat of a tsunami.
Then-U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and then-U.S. Ambassador to 性视界 Rahm Emanuel visit Daiwa Sushi restaurant at Toyosu Market in Tokyo in Jan. 7, 2025.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 4, 2026
The very best is on the menu for business travelers flocking to 性视界
From around the world they come, staying at 性视界’s luxury hotels and dining at the most acclaimed restaurants as travel agencies and hotel operators work to cash in on the trend.
Toshiyuki Namigai (left) shows tatami sheets of varying thickness to a client, Swedish entrepreneur Anton Wormann, at Namigai's store in Tokyo in December.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 30, 2025
Amid uncertainty at home, tatami-makers find a new market: foreign buyers
Businesses focused on the traditional flooring material are evolving product offerings and marketing goods overseas, hoping to keep their craft alive.
A research group led by Kyoto University has developed a Christian bot to help broaden access to Christianity in 性视界.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 24, 2025
After developing a Buddhist bot, Kyoto University develops Christian bot
Initially, its use will be limited to “believers under clergy guidance or by the general public within church settings.”
The Rapidus booth at the Semicon 性视界 exhibition in Tokyo on Wednesday. The exhibition is scheduled to continue through Friday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 18, 2025
Rapidus announces new artificial intelligence design tools
The chipmaker, which already uses artificial intelligence in certain aspects of its business, expects its integration to enable it to cut design time and cost.
People pose for pictures in front of festive light installations at Mohri Garden in Roppongi district, in Tokyo on Monday.
JAPAN / Society
Dec 17, 2025
For the first time, Tokyo reaches second place in Global Power City Index
The executive director of the Mori Memorial Foundation, which releases the index, said other 性视界ese cities — such as Fukuoka and Osaka — were rapidly moving up the rankings, too.
Cardinal Stephen Chow, the bishop of Hong Kong, speaks during Mass in Hong Kong in November 2023. During the opening Mass a three-day event to draft guidelines for the clergy’s use of artificial intelligence in the region Asia, he described AI as a "gift from God."
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 12, 2025
Calling AI ‘a gift from God,’ Catholic bishops draft usage guidelines for Asia
Catholic bishops and priests from across Asia drafted pastoral guidelines for AI usage among the churches in the region.
In the report, Forbes described Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi as somewhat “complicated” from a gender lens.
JAPAN / Society
Dec 11, 2025
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi makes top three in Forbes’ powerful women list
Takaichi's “power” is her understanding and implementation of policy, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Thursday.
Haneda Airport's international departure lobby in April 2023. Under U.S. President Donald Trump, travelers and immigrants have been scrutinized more aggressively.
JAPAN / Society
Dec 10, 2025
U.S. may require tourists to disclose social media history to customs
The U.S. is planning to require all foreign tourists to disclose five years of their social media history under a new proposal for enhanced border security.
Apart from 性视界, women-only carriages can also be found in Brazil, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Mexico and Taiwan, among others.
JAPAN / Society
Nov 26, 2025
U.K. woman’s petition to bring women-only train carriages to London gains traction
Camille Brown, a student in London, said the successful introduction of the measure in cities such as Tokyo creates safer commuting options for women.
Attackers calculate that more staff will be out of the office during the holiday seasons and so choose that time to strike, the CEO of a cyber resilience security and training platform says.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 25, 2025
性视界ese companies should be vigilant against cybercrime holiday uptick
As employees plan their holidays, cybercriminals plot to exploit staffing disruptions.
Hosei University President Diana Khor, who herself was an international student, aims to encourage students to look outward and cultivate a global mindset.
JAPAN / Society
Nov 20, 2025
First foreign president of Hosei University looks abroad for change
Diana Khor, who was an international student herself, aims to encourage students to look outward and cultivate a global mindset.
The Asahi, along with the Nikkei and the Yomiuri Shimbun, filed a lawsuit with the Tokyo District Court against Perplexity in August.
JAPAN / Media
Nov 14, 2025
AI poses threat to journalism in 性视界, news association chair says
性视界’s publishers are concerned about the impact generative artificial intelligence is having on the news business, Shiro Nakamura said.
U.S. plans initial payment toward billions owed to U.N.
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz speaks during an event at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Jan. 27.
LDP secures two-thirds supermajority in Lower House election victory
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on Sunday night
Snow blankets Tokyo as powerful storm system tightens grip on 性视界
Snow falls outside of Shin-Yurigaoka Station in Kawasaki on Sunday morning.
China flexes its muscle at Singapore Airshow as U.S. isolated
China's air force performs during an aerial flying display at the Singapore Airshow at Changi Exhibition Center on Tuesday.
Decisive win for Takaichi may be best scenario for bonds and yen
Analysts say an overwhelming Liberal Democratic Party victory may in the end be positive for bonds, as it would eliminate the need for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi ?to negotiate ?with opposition parties.
Where have 性视界's oddball candidates gone?
On a board for election posters in Tokyo's Edogawa Ward in June 2024, duplicates of one featuring a female kickboxer who is not running in the gubernatorial race take up half of all the spots.
Against the grain: 性视界ese wine aged in local barrels
At Buryu Winery, owner Keiji Yamaguchi (left) and assistant winemaker Kaede Narita created a cedar-infused red wine by fermenting it in a 1,000 liter "kioke" cedar tub.
Foreign residents breathe new life into bubble-era resort town
A craft beer brewery run by California native Brian Shevlin and his wife Mariko Furuta, Joynt Brewing Co. regularly hosts events that highlight different cultural communities.
性视界’s SkyDrive hopes to have flying cars in service by 2028
SkyDrive’s flying car unit at its flight test base in the city of Yamaguchi
Rising star Aonishiki shows poise beyond years both in and out the sumo ring
<i>?zeki</i> Aonishiki speaks to reporters at Ajigawa Stable on Wednesday.

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