https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ATLjSC5jbu8/marika-katanuma RSS for Node Wed, 13 May 2026 21:21:37 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-16/tokyo-real-estate-embraces-silence-with-soundproof-apartments-and-quiet-salons https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-16/tokyo-real-estate-embraces-silence-with-soundproof-apartments-and-quiet-salons Fri, 16 May 2025 01:00:26 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-28/why-it-feels-like-everyone-in-the-world-s-heading-to-japan-right-now https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-28/why-it-feels-like-everyone-in-the-world-s-heading-to-japan-right-now Fri, 28 Jun 2024 23:00:00 GMT Kimono-clad visitors take a selfie photograph in Kyoto, Japan, on Saturday, April 13, 2024. The yen dropped to a three-decade low against the dollar this week on prospects that despite the BOJ’s policy shift, yield differentials will remain wide between Japan and the US. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-11/japanese-positive-views-of-south-korea-at-highest-since-2011 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-11/japanese-positive-views-of-south-korea-at-highest-since-2011 Tue, 11 Jun 2024 03:04:30 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-08/can-humans-control-the-weather-japanese-scientists-think-they-can https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-08/can-humans-control-the-weather-japanese-scientists-think-they-can Wed, 08 Nov 2023 22:00:04 GMT TOPSHOT - This aerial picture shows a general view of a landslide site in the city of Karatsu, Saga prefecture on July 11, 2023, a day after heavy rains hit wide areas of Kyushu island. At least two people were killed in torrential rain in southwest Japan on July 10, with fears the toll could rise, as tens of thousands of residents were told to evacuate their homes. 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Source: Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-13/north-korean-missile-alert-sparks-fear-and-confusion-in-japan-again https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-13/north-korean-missile-alert-sparks-fear-and-confusion-in-japan-again Thu, 13 Apr 2023 06:00:04 GMT Government officials in Sapporo, Hokkaido prefecture, Japan, on April 13. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-11/twitter-becomes-x-corp-as-musk-advances-everything-app-hopes https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-11/twitter-becomes-x-corp-as-musk-advances-everything-app-hopes Tue, 11 Apr 2023 12:09:36 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-30/japan-pm-quizzed-by-chatgpt-as-lawmaker-enlists-bot-s-help https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-30/japan-pm-quizzed-by-chatgpt-as-lawmaker-enlists-bot-s-help Thu, 30 Mar 2023 04:02:01 GMT Fumio Kishida, Japan's prime minister, speaks during the National Defense Academy's graduation ceremony in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, on Sunday, March 26, 2023. Japan is hiking its defense spending by more than a quarter in 2023 to ¥6.82 trillion ($51.4 billion) as it begins a five-year program to toughen its security posture amid rising threats from China, North Korea and Russia. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-29/japan-to-face-11-million-worker-shortfall-by-2040-study-finds https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-29/japan-to-face-11-million-worker-shortfall-by-2040-study-finds Wed, 29 Mar 2023 09:15:18 GMT Morning commuters in front of the Bank of Japan (BOJ) headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. The Bank of Japan will deliver its latest policy decision Wednesday, shortly after its massive easing program came under the fiercest market attack in the history of Governor Haruhiko Kuroda’s decade-long term. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-27/fears-of-societal-collapse-prompt-new-push-for-babies-in-japan https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-27/fears-of-societal-collapse-prompt-new-push-for-babies-in-japan Mon, 27 Mar 2023 21:00:00 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-23/when-is-sakura-season-in-japan-these-forecasters-are-racing-to-let-you-know https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-23/when-is-sakura-season-in-japan-these-forecasters-are-racing-to-let-you-know Thu, 23 Mar 2023 22:11:00 GMT Cherry trees in bloom at Chidorigafuchi Moat. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-23/-quicktake https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-23/-quicktake Thu, 23 Mar 2023 03:53:32 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-14/startup-tells-new-hires-they-need-to-know-chatgpt-for-a-job https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-14/startup-tells-new-hires-they-need-to-know-chatgpt-for-a-job Tue, 14 Mar 2023 23:00:00 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-01-24/japan-tries-to-fix-a-child-custody-system-under-fire-from-all-sides https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-01-24/japan-tries-to-fix-a-child-custody-system-under-fire-from-all-sides Tue, 24 Jan 2023 20:00:14 GMT Playground in Tokyo.