Japan ranks 3rd among top world travel destinations after U.S., Spain: report

Tokyo, 22 May, /AJMEDIA/ Japan ranked third in a list of destinations in a travel and tourism development report by the World Economic Forum released Tuesday, scoring highly for its… Read more

China rebukes Japan, South Korea lawmakers visiting Taiwan

Tokyo, 22 May, /AJMEDIA/ China on Tuesday scolded Japanese and South Korean lawmakers for visiting Taiwan despite its strong opposition, chiding both neighbors for attending Taiwan’s “so-called inauguration ceremony of… Read more

Japan lower house OKs bill to reform foreign trainee program

Tokyo, 22 May, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s House of Representatives on Tuesday cleared a bill to reform the controversial foreign trainee program to encourage workers from abroad to stay longer through a… Read more

Japan’s new whaling factory ship sets sail on first hunt

Tokyo, 22 May, /AJMEDIA/ The chef fires up the grill and bastes a chunky whale steak, a Japanese delicacy that could soon appear on more plates nationwide as a new… Read more

Japan weighs incentivizing childbirth by fully covering expenses

Tokyo, 22 May, /AJMEDIA/ The Japanese government is considering fully covering expenses for child delivery under the public medical insurance system from fiscal 2026, in its latest effort to battle… Read more

Biden releasing 1 million barrels of gasoline from northeast reserve in bid to lower prices at pump

Tokyo, 22 May, /AJMEDIA/ The Biden administration said Tuesday it is releasing 1 million barrels of gasoline from a northeast reserve established after Superstorm Sandy in a bid to lower… Read more

Parent company of Trump’s Truth Social posts $328 mil loss

Tokyo, 22 May, /AJMEDIA/ Trump Media and Technology Group, which owns former U.S. President Donald Trump’s social media platform Truth Social, lost more than $300 million in the first quarter… Read more

AI companies make fresh safety promise at Seoul summit

Tokyo, 22 May, /AJMEDIA/ Leading artificial intelligence companies made a fresh pledge at a mini-summit Tuesday to develop AI safely, while world leaders agreed to build a network of publicly… Read more

Trump campaign calls Cannes film ‘The Apprentice’ blatantly false; vows legal action

Tokyo, 22 May, /AJMEDIA/ Donald Trump’s reelection campaign called “The Apprentice,” a film about the former U.S. president in the 1980s, “pure fiction” and vowed legal action following its premiere… Read more

Japan still wrestling with legacy of graft-stained Olympics

Tokyo, 22 May, /AJMEDIA/ Japan is still grappling with the fallout of the graft-stained and pandemic-delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics, serving as a warning to Paris ahead of the Games this… Read more