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Mount Fuji, a 12,000-foot peak located on the Japanese island of Honshu, is still lacking any measurable snow, extending a record for no snow in October, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. ( read original story ...)

Japan's factory output in September rose 1.4% from the previous month, versus a median market forecast for a 1% rise, government data showed on Thursday. ( read original story ...)

Black Ox,” a powerful rural drama from Japan’s Tsuta Tetsuichiro, has been picked up for world sales by Asian Shadows. ( read original story ...)

The Shinjuku Ward government in Japan's capital has asked people not to come to the area for Halloween celebrations, following a similar anno ... ( read original story ...)

William Sposato is a Tokyo-based journalist who has been a contributor to Foreign Policy since 2015. He has been following Japan’s politics and economics for more than 20 years, working at Reuters and ... ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo High Court on Wednesday ruled that the government's not recognizing same-sex marriage was against the country's constitution, marking the second court to do so. ( read original story ...)

Design studio Simplicity used a palette of natural materials including wood, stone and tatami to evoke the look and feel of a traditional Japanese inn when creating the ryokan floor of the Four Seasons Hotel in Osaka. ( read original story ...)

Industry leaders discuss how locations AI and virtual production can help Japan attract more global projects while maintaining cultural authenticity. ( read original story ...)

Hiromi Yamaji, CEO of Japan Exchange Group, discusses the impact of the U.S. presidential elections on the Japanese market. ( read original story ...)

On Tuesday morning, tournament organizers confirmed that Naomi Osaka had pulled out of the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup finals. The BJK Cup is the world's largest annual women's international team sports competition. ( read original story ...)

Etihad Cargo is celebrating the first anniversary of its Osaka operations, handling 2,911 tonnes of cargo ex Osaka in 2024—which is 39.1 per cent of its total 7,440 tonnes ex Japan—and now operates 10 weekly flights connecting Osaka and Tokyo to over 100 global destinations. ( read original story ...)

Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani has turned millions of Japanese residents into fans of the Los Angeles Dodgers, so much so that more than a tenth of the country’s population has been tuning into the ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Gas , Japan's biggest city gas provider, on Wednesday posted 17.2 billion yen ($112 million) in first-half net profit to end-September, down 84% from the same period a year earlier, hit by ... ( read original story ...)

Asian markets are mixed with Japan’s benchmark index gaining more than 1% after a rally in technology stocks propelled the Nasdaq composite to a record high ( read original story ...)

A second high court has ruled that the Japanese government’s policy against same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. ( read original story ...)

Ria,' a feature debut exploring Manila's underground punk and porn scene and social activism is participating at the Tokyo Gap-Financing Market. ( read original story ...)