According to the National Tax Agency's 2025 survey, the average annual salary of private-sector workers in Japan rose 1.9% to 4.87 million yen, with regular workers averaging 5.59 million yen.
The University of Tokyo has selected Executive Vice President Yuko Fujigaki as its next president, making her the first woman to lead the institution, despite finishing second behind Takao Someya in the preliminary faculty vote.
Vendors are leaving Rakuten Ichiba over a defensive drone partnership. Yet, boycotting Rakuten while relying daily on US Big Tech with deep military ties reveals a glaring double standard.
The parents of a 17-year-old student who died during a school trip to Okinawa have filed a criminal complaint against 11 individuals, including the principal of Doshisha Kokusai High School and local group members, citing professional negligence resulting in death.
Koichi Mukoyama, a House of Representatives member from the Democratic Party for the People, retracted his comment calling a ruling party official's trip to Papua New Guinea a 'vacation.'
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi triggered a wide debate on social media after posting about her grueling schedule, severe sleep deprivation, and personal housework routines.
AWS sparked widespread criticism after attempting to joke about a system glitch that displayed astronomical billing estimates to some users.
As artificial intelligence becomes exponentially cheaper and more efficient, the 19th-century Jevons Paradox warns of a counterintuitive counter-effect: a massive explosion in total resource and labor demand.