The Japanese car market is probably the world’s most peculiar because it features so many models that are only sold there, the ones enthusiasts know as JDM specials. It’s no secret that kei cars reign ...

In 2019, Japan enjoyed its highest foreign visitor numbers on record, rounding off a ten year period of growth in the nation’s tourism sector. Japan’s 2019 Tourist Travel Boom in Numbers 1. The number ...

A major search and rescue operation is underway in Japan after deadly Typhoon Hagibis brought widespread flooding and landslides, destroying buildings and leaving dozens dead. The storm – which came ...

Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences is a hub for Japanese drug discovery, particularly for rare diseases overlooked by the pharmaceutical industry. Janssen Japan is looking to Japan’s rich ...

The Japanese plug-in electric car market is in a disappointing stage. After a 7% decrease in 2018, in 2019 sales decreased by another 17% year-over-year to 43,867. The market share was just 0.8% ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Lyon is based in Tokyo and writes about the car industry. Selling more than 400,000 units in the U.S. in 2019 so far, Toyota ...

Tokyo – Japan's new Emperor Naruhito effectively stepped back into the 19th century on Tuesday to participate in enthronement pageantry as he officially ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne. The monarch ...

Japan’s Box Office Hit All-Time High in 2019 The Japanese box office jumped more than 17 percent to a record $2.39 billion (261 billion yen) in 2019, with admissions up more than 15 percent to 194,910 ...