Value of exports to China, Japan's largest trading partner, jumped 32%, after rising 5.6% in December.

“Our findings challenge the prevailing view that tigers once took refuge in Japan and that cave lion distribution was limited to the Russian Far East and northeast China,” explained the study’s authors. “These findings provide evidence that lions, rather than tigers, colonized the Japanese archipelago during the Late Pleistocene.”

A standoff over the security of Taiwan has led to a steep decline in the number of Chinese visitors to Japan, which is heavily dependent on the tourists.

From recalling pandas to cancelling tourist flights, China continues to retaliate after Takaichi's comments on Taiwan.

Chinese tourists are continuing to shun Japan in large numbers, with the country falling out of the top 10 destinations for those celebrating the Lunar New Year with a trip abroad. Japan has had a dramatic drop in the number of Chinese visitors since the end of last year,

AI usage among workers shows Ireland leading with high adoption, while Japan lags. Personal use outpaces professional in most regions.

Japan arrived at this year’s Berlinale with nine films in selection and the wind at its back — “Demon Slayer” and “Chainsaw Man” still fresh in the box office record books, Cannes honors on the horizon. But at Monday’s Japan Night, the conversation wasn’t about past successes or established auteurs. It was about who and what comes next.

Each nation will have a white home jersey as well as an away jersey of a solid base color.