The spate of bear encounters in Japan has certainly been surprising for many reasons, but one thing that caught my attention especially is that they seem pretty good at using automatic doors. ▼ Just ...

A lunar lander from Japanese company ispace crashed just before touchdown on the moon, the company’s top executive said. CEO Takeshi Hakamada said ispace lost communication with its unmanned cargo ...

Leading Japanese homebuilder Sekisui House is quietly expanding operations in the U.S., bringing new investment and innovation to a home construction sector that is racing to keep pace with demand.

Watch how the Japanese company ispace's Resilience lander attempts to touch down on the moon. "The solar-powered lander carried five science payloads, including a micro moon rover named Tenacious," ...

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SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — In a potentially far-reaching decision, South Korea’s Supreme Court ruled that a major Japanese steelmaker should compensate four South Koreans for forced labour during ...

I moved to Japan three years ago and started working a corporate job. Hanging out with coworkers at nomikai is important, and they often involve a lot of alcohol. Fax machines are surprisingly popular ...

Boosted by historic money-printing levels, gold is on a path to significantly higher prices Unlike Nevada, Australia or Canada, Japan is certainly not top-of-mind for gold investors. But, that’s all ...

As a reward for not taking daily smoke breaks, non-smokers at the Japanese company Pilia Inc. now receive an extra six days off each year. Pilia, a marketing firm based in Tokyo, enacted the policy in ...

Japan is known for its strong work ethic, where staff are expected to dedicate themselves to a company and the company will take care of them in turn. However, this dedication to the company can be ...

Japanese firm Funai is the only company left that still makes VCRs and they say they, too, will soon stop making them. Japanese electronics maker Funai Electric Co. says it's yanking the plug on the ...