March 13, 2011 – Japan Meteorological Agency says there is a 70% likelihood of a strong quake in the next three days. This prediction is based on increased tectonic activity.…

Robotized toilets, talking vending machines and restaurants without chairs* are just some of the wonders that a tourist will encounter upon landing on the island of the samurai.
According to…

This holiday season, forget about sending that samurai outfit to your grandmother in the Land of the Free.
Japan Post has recently announced it will stop accepting airmail packages bound…

According to the Global Peace Index (GPI) for the year 2010, Japan ranked as third most peaceful country in the world, just behind Norway and Iceland.
Let’s look at the…

For the purpose of promoting the country and to help foreign readers better understand Japan today, the Japanese Government publishes a monthly online magazine called Highlighting JAPAN.
The contents are…

According to Teikoku Databank, more than 20,000 companies in Japan have existed for 100 years or more.
The survey firm researched its database of 1.3 million Japanese companies and found…

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, this was Japan’s hottest summer in the past 113 years.
From June to August, temperatures rose by 1.64 degrees Celsius higher than average, and…

Nothing better than starting the month off with politics!
Embattled Japanese prime minister Yukio Hatoyama said Wednesday morning he will resign over his broken campaign promise to move the U.S.…

Beginning in July, individual Chinese tourists will soon be able to enter Japan easier under new rules that ease the criteria for approval of tourist visas.
Under the new law,…

A few days ago I came across a graph by the National Geographic that showed the cost of health care per person in different countries. What’s the cost of health…