Jun 6, 2024 · Japan has 16 national holidays throughout the year. Both at the start and end of 2025, many schoolchildren and company workers will enjoy nine-day winter vacation periods, …

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Jan 8, 2025 · Coming off of several years of sluggish growth and inflationary pressures, Japan’s economy faces fresh threats in 2025. The economist Momma Kazuo explores the danger of …

Yamaguchi Momoe, the duo Pink Lady, and Matsuda Seiko were among the most popular pop music idols of the 1970s and 1980s. The niche they carved out in the Japanese entertainment …

Jan 8, 2025 · The year 2025 sees an array of major anniversaries in Japan, including 80 years since the end of World War II and 30 years since the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake and the …

Feb 18, 2025 · On February 13, the Japan Meteorological Corporation updated its cherry blossom forecast for 2025. Due to lower than expected temperatures in February, the JMC adjusted its …

Jan 10, 2025 · On January 9, the Japan Meteorological Corporation published its first cherry blossom forecast for 2025. Temperatures across Japan from January to March are expected …

Jan 6, 2025 · Japan’s political developments in 2025 will most certainly be fraught with twists and turns. The minority government of Prime Minister Ishiba faces seven formidable challenges: …

Dec 18, 2024 · An annual survey conducted by Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance found the most popular names among babies born in Japan in 2024. In the ranking of names written in kanji, …

Sep 29, 2023 · From historical danshoku to today’s boys’ love, comparative culture specialist Saeki Junko examines aspects of male homosexual culture in Japan over the years.