TOKYO: The Japanese government will compile a comprehensive set of measures to address issues related to foreign residents and tourists in January, its top spokesperson said Tuesday (Nov 4), as its ministers met to discuss policies on foreigners for the first time under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

Sunday morning in Japan began with a palpable buzz after the Los Angeles Dodgers announced Shohei Ohtani would start Game 7 of the World Series.

The George Washington Carrier Strike Group (CSG) made its first port visit, arriving Wednesday at Busan Naval Base, South Korea, after training alongside Japanese forces. Aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73),

Japan and the United States will jointly study developing rare earth mining in the waters around Minamitori Island in the Pacific, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Thursday. Co-development of rare earth minerals was a key topic in her meeting with U.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has received praise for her diplomatic debut, which included hosting U.S. President Donald Trump.

The amendment will take effect from Nov 13 in response to a recent surge in bear attacks on humans. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Nagoya is Japan’s fourth-largest city, but a lot of people think it’s number one in dullness.

One of Japan’s largest labor union groups said it plans to target the same level of wage gains for regular workers in next year’s pay negotiations as it did for this year, as the Bank of Japan closely scrutinizes the momentum for wage growth.