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Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route
Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route is a mountain sightseeing route in the Northern Japan Alps where visitors can traverse by various means of transportation including cablecars, electric buses and a ropeway. The route is 37.2 km long and a difference in elevation is 1,975...
Latest Cherry Blossom Front
Cherry blossoms in western and central Japan and Tokyo have passed the peak. The cherry blossom flowers are moving up to Aomori Prefecture in northern Japan. The cherry blossom flowers in Hirosaki Park and in Ashino Park (both in Aomori Prefecture) have just opened....
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Nissan’s $7.5 Billion Loss: Unraveling Decades of Mismanagement and Missed Opportunity
In a stunning announcement that sent shockwaves through the automotive industry, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. recently revealed it expects a net loss of 750 billion yen (approximately $5.3 billion) for the fiscal year ending March 2025. This marks one of the most...
Japan’s Demographic Dilemma: Falling Birth Rates and a Super-Ageing Society
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the number of children under 15 was 13.66 million as of April 1, 2025. This figure is down 350,000 from the previous year, which kept declining for 44 consecutive years. It is the first time since 1950...
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