Just one U.S. release squeaked into Japan's top-ten list for 2021 — Universal's 'F9: The Fast Saga' — as imported blockbusters claimed just 21 percent of the market. By Patrick Brzeski Asia Bureau ...

Japan implemented its nationwide vaccination program against COVID-19 in 2021, immunizing more than one million people (approximately 1%) a day. However, the direct and indirect impacts of the program ...

Nintendo sold a lot of Switch consoles in Japan last year. Like a lot—5.3 million, to be exact. The Switch was easily the best-selling console in Japan in 2021, beating out the PlayStation 5, which ...

Nissan closed the year 2021 in Japan with 10,843 LEAF sales, which is pretty close to the 2020 result. A relatively strong result of over 3,000 units in Q4 indicates that the LEAF keeps rolling after ...

Hepatitis A is an acute viral hepatitis caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV). The virus is transmitted primarily via the fecal-oral route through contaminated water or food or through sexual contact ...

You’d be hard-pressed to find someone who wouldn’t agree that the world of anime has exploded over the past few years, with series such as Demon Slayer, My Hero Academia, One Piece, and many others ...

TOKYO, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Japan's imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) fell 0.2% in 2021 to 74.32 million tonnes, giving up the world's largest buyer spot to China which increased its imports of the ...

The Nintendo Switch is riding high. As of September 2021 Nintendo reported that it had sold nearly 93 million units worldwide: so it’s only a matter of time until we get the official notice that it ...

The list contains a few Canons and Sonys, along with one Fujifilm and one Olympus body. Neither Nikon nor Panasonic cracked the top ten. Before we jump in and look at the list, there are a couple of ...

Shigeko Kagawa, a 114-year-old retired physician from Nara Prefecture, has become Japan’s oldest living person, following the death of 114-year-old Miyoko Hiroyasu, according to Japan's Ministry of ...