Travel & Leisure Akihabara to get automated bins, Shibuya to fine shops without receptacles Pedestrians cross the famous “scramble” intersection in Tokyo’s Shibuya district on March 24. Tourists say that a shortage of public trash cans in Japan is a headache. (Photo by Satoko Kawasaki) RIKU TAZAKI and KOHEI TAKAHASHI TOKYO — The Tokyo Metropolitan Government and […]

The food services industry had 42,396 people on specified skilled worker visas as of November 2025. (Photo by Mizuho Miyazaki) TOKYO — Japan will no longer receive foreigners to work in food services next month as it nears the immigration cap for such workers, the government said Friday, a move that has sparked panic among […]

Indonesia’s coastal erosion crisis triggers $80bn seawall bet

Currencies Philippine peso and South Korean won plunge, while dollar soars Asian currencies have slumped in the month since the start of the Iran war. (Photo by Akira Kodaka) SHINICHI ARAKAWA and YUKI FUJITA TOKYO/MANILA — Soaring resource prices due to the worsening situation in the Middle East are widening the gaps between currencies of […]

A rendering of ispace’s lunar lander for Mission 3, now renamed Mission 5. (ispace) AYA ONISHI and YUIYA SHIBATA TOKYO — Japan’s ispace has delayed a moon lander launch from the U.S. to 2030 from the original 2027, the aerospace startup announced Friday, pushing back expectations of profitability for its lunar surface transport service as […]

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Energy Chip-producing island could face disruptions from Mideast turmoil, China pressure The Maanshan Nuclear Power Plant in southern Taiwan stopped operating last year. © Reuters TAIPEI — State-owned Taiwan Power on Friday submitted a plan to restart one of the island’s nuclear power plants as concerns grow about supply disruptions because of the conflict in […]

Semiconductors Asian giant’s ambitions include creating homegrown version of Dutch lithography giant ASML Naura Technology Group highlighted an expanded product lineup at Semicon China this week. (Photo by Shunsuke Tabeta) SHANGHAI — China’s semiconductor industry plans to achieve 80% domestic self-efficiency by 2030, according to a target set by 13 top company leaders, as the country seeks to catch up to […]

Currencies High oil prices from Iran war prompt flows into greenback, raises intervention speculation Japan’s dependency on imported energy is weighing on the yen. (Photo by Shinya Sawai) NEW YORK — The Japanese yen on Friday weakened past the psychologically important mark of 160 to the dollar for the first time since July 2024 as […]

Companies Japan automaker bets on design for sales boost amid restructure The Nissan group’s all-new Infiniti QX65 will hit the North American market this summer. (Infiniti) NEW YORK — Japan’s Nissan Motor will release a new model under its luxury brand Infiniti, the first for North America in five years, in a bid to revive its […]