The return of inflation and wage growth is giving the Bank of Japan room to raise interest rates and declare the end of a long period of stagnation. Source: FactSet, Bank of Japan By The New York ...

Gotemba, just east of Mt ... In 2001, Kuroha returned to Japan and became executive chef for various Italian restaurants in Shizuoka before coming to Sakura Kagami in 2020. One of the lessons Kuroha ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Thursday ...

A record number of visitors came to Japan in 2024, thanks to surging post-pandemic global tourism and a decline in the yen that’s making the island nation an attractive and affordable destination.

Singaporeans have a soft spot for Japanese culture. Their glorious landscapes, beautiful culture, and mouth-watering cuisine have all become favourites among locals. Many even go on trips to the Land ...

A newborn baby was found in a toilet at a shopping center in Shizuoka City on Sunday afternoon. According to police and other sources, a security guard at the shopping center in Aoi Ward called 119 a ...

In Japan, festivals come alive with vibrant energy and delicious smells. Japanese street foods, called yatai, line the streets, tempting passersby with colorful displays and mouthwatering aromas.

Unagi pie or eel pie is a special treat from Shunkado Ltd., well-known in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture ... as “unagi” means eel in Japanese, but in this case, it refers to the pie’s shape ...

to Shizuoka in efforts to highlight the unified opposition. Tomoko Yoshino, the first female chief of Rengo (Japan Trade Union Confederation), Japan’s largest labor organization, also stumped on ...

His new establishment, Maison Kei, opened in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Jan. 30 in collaboration with Toraya Confectionery Co., a long-established Japanese confectionery maker based in Tokyo ...