Koroush Gilani is an Iranian man who migrated to Japan in the 1990s. Over the years he has managed to fully integrate and adjust himself in to a completely different Asian culture, however, as is in such cases, assimilating to the culture of Japan has not been an easy task. Gilani is among the faction […]

Move over AKB48: Japan has a new all-girl “idol” band — the Virtual Currency Girls — on a mission to educate the public about bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Each of the eight girls in the band, known in Japanese as “Kasotsuka Shojo”, plays a character representing a virtual currency such as bitcoin, ethereum or ripple. […]

Japan’s unemployment rate in November dipped to its lowest level since November 1993, official data showed Tuesday, offering another sign that the world’s third-largest economy is on track to recovery even if the pace is slow. Figures released by the government showed unemployment stood at 2.7 percent last month while the jobs-to-applicants ratio improved slighty, […]

Iranian President Rouhani has forwarded a message of felicitation to the Prime Minister of Japan on the occasion of the Emperor’s Birthday on Dec. 23. In his message, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani congratulated Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as the country celebrates the Emperor’s Birthday, a national holiday which is currently 23 December, as Emperor Akihito was […]

Japan’s trade surplus fell sharply in November, the government said Monday, as the rising cost of oil and smartphone imports outweighed strong exports of cars and steel. The world’s third-largest economy logged a surplus of 113.4 billion yen ($1.0 billion), a 22-percent drop from a 146.5-billion-yen surplus a year earlier, according to finance ministry data. […]

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono said on Friday that Japan supports the 2015 nuclear deal and confirms no violations by Tehran. “Japan supports the Iran agreement with the nuclear deals… So far we have not confirmed any violation by Iran,” Sputnik quoted Kono as saying during a press conference at the UN. Kono also said […]

Japan plans to increase its defense budget to a record high level for the next fiscal year, allocating money to purchase more American weapon systems to counter North Korea. The Japanese government is expected to set aside 5.19 trillion yen (approximately 46 billion US dollars) for defense in the country’s initial budget proposal for the fiscal […]

TEHRAN – The United States, Japan and South Korea will hold two days of missile tracking drills starting on Monday, Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force said, as tensions rise in the region over North Korea’s fast-developing weapons programmes. The United States and South Korea conducted large-scale military drills last week, which the North said made the […]

TEHRAN – Signing a peace treaty between Russia and Japan requires understanding and trust among the people of both countries, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday. “For signing a peace treaty between our countries, there is the need to have understanding and trust among our peoples,” Abe said. Speaking on the possible joint […]

TEHRAN  – Japan’s Urawa Reds football team defeated 10-man Al Hilal 1-0 on Saturday to win the Asian Champions League for a second time. Brazilian Rafael Silva smashed a late winner in 88th minute at Saitama Stadium. The forward scored in last weekend’s 1-1 first-leg draw in Riyadh. With 12 minutes remaining, Al Hilal’s Salem […]