The world’s largest carmaker dominates the sales of hybrid cars but has been slow to sell all-electric vehicles, alienating some customers and hurting sales.
Category: Japan
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Japanese Talent Agency Admits Its Founder Preyed on Boys He Sought to Make Stars
A new report confirmed hundreds of cases of sexual abuse going back five decades by Johnny Kitagawa, a giant in the world of J-Pop who died in 2019 without ever facing any charges.
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Price of Japan Rail Pass to Increase
After decades without a significant increase, the price of the passes is jumping by as much as 76 percent. But that doesn’t mean they aren’t still a good value, if you know how to use them.
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Seafood Is Safe After Fukushima Discharge, But Some Won’t Eat It
Sushi is among several shunned foods as Japan dumps treated radioactive water into the Pacific. Experts say the fear is irrational but understandable.
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Can Shrinking Be Good for Japan? A Marxist Best Seller Makes the Case.
Kohei Saito says the country should seize this moment of demographic and economic challenge to reinvent itself through “degrowth communism.”
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Sweden Beats Japan to Reach Women’s World Cup Semifinals
Sweden, a perennial bridesmaid, followed up its elimination of the United States by holding off Japan, the last former winner in the field.
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Is Japan the Best Team Left in the World Cup?
Champions in 2011, the team returned to the final in the next tournament and then fell behind the world’s best teams. It’s back, and playing like a champion.
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Japan’s High School Baseball Tournament is the Sound of Summer
Created 75 years ago for the country’s prestigious high school baseball tournament, Yuji Koseki’s “The Crown Will Shine on You” stirs memories as it inspires new ones.
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Japan’s High School Baseball Tournament is the Sound of Summer
Created 75 years ago for the country’s prestigious high school baseball tournament, Yuji Koseki’s “The Crown Will Shine on You” stirs memories as it inspires new ones.
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Bank of Japan Edges Toward Letting Rates Rise
Bank of Japan takes a step toward allowing interest rates to rise, saying it will be more flexible in managing its bond market.
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‘The First Slam Dunk’ Review: Style Points
A popular sports manga about a Japanese high school basketball team vaults to the big screen in an exhilarating, gorgeous anime.