Japan, stuck in a liquidity trap, faced a particularly deep economic crisis between 1991 and 2001. The country was actually experiencing a liquidity trap: It seemed like everything Japan’s ...

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The number of foreign residents in Japan is booming. The Internal Affairs Ministry says the figure reached 2.49 million in 2018. But a new survey finds that only one in five Japanese people have ...

Want to learn Japanese by playing video games and watching anime? A band of YouTubers — with the help of modern tools — has made learning one of the world’s most challenging languages into a ...

Japan Airlines is giving free domestic flights to international tourists, making travel to smaller cities and hidden gems far easier. But travel experts say the initiative is likely to backfire ...

By River Akira Davis Reporting from Tokyo The steady course of the Japanese economy and business environment that has helped attract a torrent of investment in the past two years could be undercut ...

The land of Japow beckons, so here's how to make the most of your next ski trip to Japan. Skiing in Japan is synonymous with bottomless powder, delicious food, hot springs, and full immersion in a ...

Japan joined the World Bank in August 1952, the year after the signing of the San Francisco Peace Treaty. Starting in 1953, a number of projects were implemented in Japan with World Bank loans for the ...

JOMON (10,000 - 300 B.C.) Prehistoric period of tribal/clan organization. Stone Age hunters and gatherers who make jomon (rope-patterned) pottery inhabit Japan. 660 B.C. Mythological Jimmu ("Divine ...

Known as the Land of the Rising Sun, Japan's civilization dates as far back as 30,000 years. Today, the archipelago seamlessly blends its rich history with its ultra-modern present. And while its ...

One of Japan's most popular tourist attractions is once again donning its famed snowcap. The tiny satellite built in Japan will test the suitability of timber as a renewable material in space.

Here’s how we test products and why you should trust us. Until recently, that bottle of Japanese whisky you paid a premium for might not actually contain whisky made in Japan. Producers could ...