Foreign tourists to Japan in February top 3 million

Foreign tourists to Japan in February top 3 million

The number for foreign tourists that visited Japan in February 2025 was 3,258,100; and increase of 16.9% over February 2...

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Mitsubishi Motors to outsource EV production to Foxconn

Mitsubishi Motors to outsource EV production to Foxconn

Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors is planning to outsource the production of its electric vehicles to Taiwanese compa...

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Land prices in Japan rise for 4th straight year, markedly in tourist destinations

Land prices in Japan rise for 4th straight year, markedly in tourist destinations

Land prices in Japan as of January 1 rose for the fourth straight year.In terms of growth rate, the three top increases ...

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Japans easternmost station closes in JR Hokkaido revisions

Japans easternmost station closes in JR Hokkaido revisions

Nemuro Station in Hokkaido was named Japan’s easternmost station after the Hokkaido Railway Company’s timetable revision...

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Alimentation Couche-tard "disappointed" with Seven & i takeover talks

Alimentation Couche-tard "disappointed" with Seven & i takeover talks

Alimentation Couche-Tard founder and executive chairman Alain Bouchard / We are either disappointed that this engagement...

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Ishiba to launch govt meeting to accelerate regional revitalization

Ishiba to launch govt meeting to accelerate regional revitalization

Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru visited a robot research center in Fukushima on March 11.The facility engages in activitie...

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Nissan tests driverless car on public roads in Japan

Nissan tests driverless car on public roads in Japan

Nissan has unveiled a public experiment in Yokohama using an autonomous vehicle that drives through urban areas with no...

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Nissan CEO Uchida to resign

Nissan CEO Uchida to resign

Nissan decided at a board meeting on March 11 that CEO Uchida Makoto will step down from his position. According to sou...

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Combini chain uses crying face stickers to prevent food loss

Combini chain uses crying face stickers to prevent food loss

Japanese convenience store chain FamilyMart came up with these crying face stickers begging consumers to “help” them.The...

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Auction for government rice stockpiles underway in Japan

Auction for government rice stockpiles underway in Japan

The auction for the first 150,000 tons of the Japanese government's rice stockpiles began on March 10 as part of efforts...

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