Tokyo government to launch dating app to boost birthrate

Tokyo, 5 June, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s capital will launch its own dating app as early as this summer as part of government efforts to boost the plunging national birthrate, a Tokyo… Read more

In Japan, energy security fears put nuclear power back in favor

Tokyo, 5 June, /AJMEDIA/ Japan is set to push for more nuclear power in an energy policy update due next year, seeking stable electricity supply in face of growing demand… Read more

Japan to replace cedars with low-pollen trees to tackle hay fever

Tokyo, 5 June, /AJMEDIA/ Japan on Tuesday decided to speed up replacing cedar forests with trees that produce less pollen as a measure to tackle hay fever, an allergy believed… Read more

Nagasaki holds off inviting Israel to peace ceremony

Tokyo, 5 June, /AJMEDIA/ The Israeli ambassador to Japan has not yet been invited to Nagasaki’s annual peace ceremony, said city officials who instead sent the embassy a letter calling… Read more

Japan aims to quadruple overseas market for anime, games

Tokyo, 5 June, /AJMEDIA/ Pop-culture powerhouse Japan wants to expand its overseas market for video games, manga and anime fourfold to $130 billion in about a decade, the government has… Read more

Gov’t inspects Toyota HQ over improper vehicle quality tests

Tokyo, 5 June, /AJMEDIA/ The transport ministry inspected Toyota Motor Corp’s headquarters in Aichi Prefecture on Tuesday, a day after the company admitted to improperly obtaining vehicle quality certifications in… Read more

Frustration in the air: Boeing delays hang over aviation meeting

Tokyo, 5 June, /AJMEDIA/ Back-slapping over record passenger figures is tinged with frustration at the airline trade body’s annual meeting as carriers lament years-long delays to deliveries of new Boeing… Read more

Epic Japanese rock band Luna Sea to return to Tokyo Dome for first time in 14 years

Tokyo, 5 June, /AJMEDIA/ Luna Sea is a legendary Japanese rock band that got its start during the visual kei (“visual-style”) movement, Japan’s version of glam rock, before shifting to… Read more

X allowing users to post consensual adult content, formalizing a prior Twitter policy

Tokyo, 5 June, /AJMEDIA/ The social media platform X says it will now formally allow people to show consensual adult content, as long as it is clearly labeled as such.… Read more

From non-league to top of J.League for upstarts Machida

Tokyo, 5 June, /AJMEDIA/ Led by a former high-school coach and playing in a picturesque stadium surrounded by trees, Machida Zelvia are taking the J.League by storm in their debut… Read more