World : A Quarter Of Japan Municipalities See Population Drop By Over 10 Per Cent

Japan Births Hit Record Low

Japan recorded a record low of 671,236 births in 2025, marking the tenth consecutive annual decline and highlighting mounting concerns over the country's demographic future.

Japan's Nikkei index falls

Japan's Nikkei index falls

Osaka trumps Tokyo as both ranked among world’s top 10 most livable cities

Osaka ranked seventh, while Tokyo, which improved its culture and environment score, moved up three places to reach 10th.

A cosmopolitan corner of southern Japan

A cosmopolitan corner of southern Japan

Aflac Data Breach: Over 4M Customers in Japan May Be at Risk

Aflac says a data breach in Japan may affect 4.38 million customers and agents, exposing personal, policy, and some banking information. The post Aflac Data Breach: Over 4M Customers in Japan May Be at Risk appeared first on TechRepublic.

BELLUSTAR TOKYO Ranked No. 10 Among Japan's Best City Hotels in Prestigious Award Chosen by Asia-Pacific Travelers

BELLUSTAR TOKYO Ranked No. 10 Among Japan's Best City Hotels in Prestigious Award Chosen by Asia-Pacific Travelers

Weak Yen Drives Surge in Japanese Bankruptcies During First Half of 2026

Forty-five Japanese companies went bankrupt during the first half of 2026, citing the weak yen as a key factor behind their financial collapse. This marks the highest figure recorded for a first half since 2022. Bankruptcies Rise Sharply The total represents a 32.4 percent increase from the 34 companies that failed during the first half of 2025 and is 27 companies higher than the figure recorded in 2023. The increase comes as the yen once again traded above 162 per U. S. dollar this week, its weakest level since 1986.

R400 Million Mangaung Municipality Taxi Rank Sits Empty Amid Free State Financial Struggles

BLOEMFONTEIN, Free State — The Mangaung municipality has become the focal point of a broader crisis gripping local government, as severe infrastructure delays and financial mismanagement highlight the deep struggles of Free State municipalities. Currently, sixteen municipalities across the province find themselves on the National Treasury’s list of local governments most impacted by the temporary []

Japan sits on four tectonic plates and is hit by around 1,500 earthquakes every year, yet its cities rarely collapse. Here's the incredible reason why

Japan sits on four tectonic plates and is hit by around 1,500 earthquakes every year, yet its cities rarely collapse. Here's the incredible reason why

Japan Stocks Set to Climb as Yen Hits 40-Year Low: Markets Wrap

Japanese stocks were set to rise as the yen slid to a four-decade low against the dollar and a rebound in several US technology giants lifted Wall Street.

Japan government revises business manager visa requirements

In Japan, resistance to immigration is colliding with a severe demographic crisis. The government has drastically tightened business manager visas, which now threatens to wipe out thousands of foreign entrepreneurs. Ilyas Avci reports.

Why Hong Kong has become this year’s worst-performing stock market

There are many disconnects in financial markets. One of them is Japan’s benchmark 10-year bond yield, which currently stands at just 2.7 per cent despite the country’s large public debt burden – more than 240 per cent of economic output. Although Japanese bond yields have risen sharply in the past three years, the 10-year yield is slightly lower than that of Germany, whose government debt as a percentage of economic activity is around one-quarter the size of Japan’s. Another anomaly is the...

10 cedera gempa bumi berhampiran Gunung Fuji

TOKYO: Sekurang-kurangnya 10 orang mengalami kecederaan ringan akibat gempa bumi berukuran 5.6 skala Richter yang melanda berhampiran Gunung Fuji di tengah Jepun kelmarin, menurut pihak berkuasa negara itu. Gempa yang berlaku kira-kira 10.28 malam itu menggegarkan kawasan tengah dan timur Jepun, termasuk kawasan metropolitan Tokyo, dengan mencatatkan intensiti bawah 6 pada skala intensiti seismik Jepun ... Read more The post 10 cedera gempa bumi berhampiran Gunung Fuji appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

6 Years Later, a Chinese Anime Sensation Is Finally Returning With a Major Debut (And It’s Free)

Image via Bilibili The anime industry has expanded significantly as it has become easier for audiences around the world to access animated works, and Japan no longer holds complete dominance over the medium. While animation from various regions has emerged as a new sensation, there is no denying that Chinese anime, or Donghua, has led the charge more []

Pay raises worked: Japan’s military breaks its recruitment crisis

Japan’s Self-Defense Forces recruited 11,177 personnel in Fiscal Year 2025, surpassing 10,000 for the first time in three years and marking a 1,453-person increase over the previous year. The turnaround reversed three consecutive years of declining recruitment that had culminated in fiscal 2023, when the SDF hit a record-low recruitment rate of just 51 percent []

Japan 2026 1st-half new car sales rise 1.8%, up 2nd straight year

Japan 2026 1st-half new car sales rise 1.8%, up 2nd straight year

World : Japan H1 Corporate Bankruptcies Surpass 5,000 For 1st Time In 12 Years

TOKYO, July 8 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- Corporate bankruptcies in Japan involving liabilities of at least 10 million yen (around US61,600) climbed 7.1 per cent in the first half of 2026 from a year earlier, reaching 5,346 cases and surpassing 5,000 for the first time in 12 years, a credit research company survey showed Wednesday, reported Xinhua.

Japan braces for double storms as rain batters Taiwan

Japan is battening down as not one but two tropical storms bear down on the country, with one of them already dumping torrential rain on nearby Taiwan.

Heavy rainstorm, windstorm wreak havoc in Jigawa 

A heavy downpour accompanied by strong winds has caused widespread destruction in several communities within Dutse metropolis and its environs in Jigawa State. The affected areas include Gida Dubu, Takur Site, Mobile, Kudi, Dan Masara, Kwaimawa, and other parts of the state capital. DAILY POST observed that, the heavy rainfall and windstorm destroyed fences, blew [] Heavy rainstorm, windstorm wreak havoc in Jigawa

The yen is quietly crashing as Japan’s debt crisis bleeds into currency markets, and efforts to halt the slide are ‘doomed to fail,’ economist says

Japan’s yen is resembling a slow-motion train wreck as it remains stuck near 40-year lows, and there could be even more downside ahead. On Monday, the yen was down 0.58 at 162.30 per dollar. It’s fallen 3.6 so far in 2026 and nearly 11 from a year ago. Some of the more recent triggers include []

Stock markets in Asia mixed as Japan and South Korea rise, China and Hong Kong fall

Stock markets in Asia mixed as Japan and South Korea rise, China and Hong Kong fall

Tourist arrivals decline in Langtang National Park, revenue collection also falls

Rasuwa, July 6: The number of visitors to the Langtang National Park declined in the current fiscal year, compared to th...

[Graphic News] Seoul ranks 12th among world’s wealthiest cities

Seoul ranked as the world’s 12th-richest city by ultra-high-net-worth population last year, posting the fastest growth among major cities amid the AI investment boom and a rally in technology stocks. According to Altrata’s World Ultra Wealth Report 2026, the global UHNW population, those with a net worth of at least 30 million, rose 14.4 percent from a year earlier to 556,850 in 2025, marking the fastest annual increase since 2017. The report attributed much of the growth to technology entrepre

Japan is kicking out foreign residents as government tightens visa requirements

ALBAWABA - As the Japanese population plummets with a severely aging society, and as the Japanese government records worker shortages in many sectors - stubbornly, Sanae Takaichi’s government is passing laws making it harder for foreign residents to renew their visas...

Japan real wages rise for fifth straight month in May

Japan real wages rise for fifth straight month in May

Strong magnitude 6.9 earthquake hits northern Japan

A strong magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck northern Japan, causing violent shaking in parts of the region, according to preliminary data. The earthquake was centered 35 kilometers (22 miles) east-northeast of Kuji, a coastal city in Iwate Prefecture, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). It struck at a depth of 51.7 kilometers (32.1 miles). Japan’s [] The post Strong magnitude 6.9 earthquake hits northern Japan appeared first on BNO News.

Pakistan’s civic failures leave residents bracing for yet another monsoon crisis

Residents of Wah Model Town are facing severe urban flooding and overflowing sewage due to clogged drains and administrative neglect. Developed in the 1990s under the Wah Cantonment Board, infrastructure has failed to match its expansion. Residents regularly pay taxes but receive inadequate municipal services, worsening environmental and public health concerns.

Japan triples departure tax for overseas travellers

Japan triples departure tax for overseas travellers

Housing mismatch persists as 32,800 unsold homes worth RM16.3b recorded in Q1 2026, Dewan Rakyat told

KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 — Malaysia is facing a continued mismatch in the housing market, with tens of thousands of c...

Global Market Today: Asian stocks slip, Samsung slides after results

The MSCI Asia Pacific Index fell 0.3, with decliners narrowly outnumbering gainers. Technology stocks led the losses, with Samsung falling over 5 even after quarterly profit surged 19-fold. The Kospi Index retreated 3.5, while SK Hynix Inc. shares dropped 1 after kicking off the formal marketing process for its US listing.