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Taboos around spreading coronavirus and weak yen keep travellers home and industry ailing
Khrushchev once speculated that the survivors of the apocalypse would envy the dead. I agree
Abe’s murder has led to a crackdown on the Unification Church — and on parents frightening children with hellfire
Government attempts to reverse decades of demographic decline away from the big cities
Arrivals more than doubled month on month in October but Chinese tourists stayed away
A Japanese philosophy professor has scored an unlikely hit with a book denouncing unbridled consumption
Beijing should take note of the risks posed by a property bubble and demographic changes
Former leader Shinzo Abe’s assassination highlighted connections with Unification Church
End of Covid-19 travel curbs raises hopes of $35bn economic boost from international visitors
Every workplace has them. Here’s why
World leaders gather to bid farewell to divisive leader who introduced Abenomics
Stance on remote work can be viewed as resistance to broader change
Government-backed project aims to counter drop in consumption among young that has hit tax revenues
Middle classes who fear a lean retirement are risking their health to continue working in sweltering conditions
Inoculation rates among elderly are high but only a fraction of people under 20 have had boosters
Desire to make an impact is prompting workers to reconsider career plans
Despite appearances, religion remains a powerful background presence in the country
Voters hand Tokyo a historic opportunity to revise pacifist constitution
Long-serving premier leaves an outsized legacy in economics and diplomacy
In a culture that rewards seniority, young workers feel resentment towards older unproductive colleagues
Mieko Kawakami’s third novel to appear in English challenges the expectations and social strictures that weigh on women
Ageing populations present opportunities as well as risks for equity investors
A shorter working week is not a guaranteed fix to the problem of low labour productivity
Magnitude 7.4 tremor rattles areas devastated by 2011 tsunami with warnings of more potential aftershocks
Local authorities target 15,000 homes that have been abandoned and left to rot after owners died
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