More than 200 Filipino healthcare professionals have completed their pre-departure Japanese language training and are set to ...

A total of 212 Filipino nurses and careworker candidates set to work in Japan completed their six-month preparatory language training on May 21, 2026.

Tokyo — A powerful earthquake struck off the northern Japanese coast Monday, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) to issue a tsunami alert for a wide section of coastline, though waves of ...

Sakura Internet shares jumped after Microsoft announced an AI partnership in Japan. Microsoft pledged $10 billion to build AI infrastructure and train workers. SoftBank and Sakura partnered to provide ...

Tourists visiting Japan will no longer be allowed to take the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) in the country from 2026, organizations that administer the exam have announced. The ...

Foreign employees at the 7-Eleven convenience stores participate in the "omotenashi (hospitality) training" program in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward, Nov. 19, 2025. (Mainichi/Mimi Niimiya) TOKYO -- ...

The government announced a comprehensive set of policies aimed at tightening regulations on foreign nationals and immigration on Friday, including making naturalization more difficult and doubling the ...

Japan and South Korea have been drumming up attention on the world stage – and not just with their recent Nara summit on security and economic cooperation, which included their leaders engaging in a ...

Like many other A.I. startups, Sakana AI is pursuing technology that can reason, self-improve and aid scientific research. But where the Tokyo-based venture stands apart from most of the world’s model ...

Sony has announced a Japanese-language only PlayStation 5 Digital Edition just for Japan. Revealed during its State of Play Japan broadcast, the cheaper 825GB PS5 Digital Edition costs 55,000 yen ...

President of the United States of America, Donald J. Trump, and Prime Minister of Japan, Takaichi Sanae, met in Tokyo, Japan, on October 28, 2025. Recalling the historic Agreement between the United ...