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Aging Japan’s Fertility Rate Drops Again to Record Low
Bloomberg via Yahoo News· 21 hours ago(Bloomberg) -- Japan’s fertility rate dropped to a record low of 1.2 last year, in an eighth...
Tokyo to launch first government-run dating app to try and halt plunging birth rate
The Independent via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoAbout 90,000 babies were born in Tokyo in 2022 – a 15.2 per cent drop from a decade earlier. Tokyo...
AP Week in Pictures: Asia
ABC News· 6 days agoMay 24-30, 2024A Japanese town that erected a huge black mesh net last week to stop tourists from snapping photos of Mount Fuji discovered holes in the...
Palau confirms 'major' cyberattack, points to China
AFP via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoPalau's President Surangel Whipps on Wednesday said the tiny country, one of Taiwan's few diplomatic allies, had suffered a major cyberattack, pointing...
Brazil unveils $4 million supercow, twice as meaty as others of her breed
CBS News· 1 day agoBrazil has hundreds of millions of cows, but one in particular is extraordinary. Along a highway...
South Korea suspends military agreement with North Korea
dpa international via Yahoo News· 2 days agoSouth Korea's government has approved the suspension of an agreement with North Korea on détente...
North Korea spends £40m on missile test as public struggle to eat on 79p a month
Daily Express· 6 days agoIt drew strong condemnation from Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who said the tests were a...
Tokyo Govt To Launch Dating App To Boost Birth Rate
International Business Times· 1 day agoJapan's capital will launch its own dating app as early as this summer as part of government efforts to boost the plunging national birth rate, a Tokyo...
Costco's Japan wages provide pathway to firing up nation's low pay, economy
MSN News· 2 hours agoBy Mariko Katsumura MEIWA, Japan (Reuters) - When Costco Wholesale opened its warehouse in a rural...
Apple to add Japan's 'My Number' ID card functions to iPhone
MacDailyNews· 7 days agoAt the request of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Apple CEO Tim Cook agreed to put Japan’s “My Number” identification card functions onto iPhones ...