Sony is building an anime empire, betting that global fandom can fuel growth for both the company and the country as foreign rivals and A.I. swarm the scene.

A MONG THE countries most prone to natural disasters, Japan has a habit of spawning new bureaucracies. Yet, despite in recent years launching agencies for digital technology and f

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said Tokyo delivered the complaint through diplomatic channels, urgently demanding that Moscow reverse the move.

OLM, the Japanese animation group behind the "Pokemon" anime series and films, has developed an AI coloring tool that picks up a show's look from just three hand-painted frames, OLM Digital board director Yotsukura Tatsuo said at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) in Taipei.

You can go from f/1.48 to f/4 on iPhone 18 Pro’s main camera to adjust the amount of light hitting the sensor. Apple has programmed the f/4 (its narrowest) setting to give you a starburst effect with bright light sources, which showed up as light blobs on older iPhones. I used f/4 to get starbursts from the reflections of sunlight hitting a shrine:

With its abundant deep snow and unique apres-ski, Japan is attracting an increasing number of skiers from overseas. Get the inside guide, from resorts to ramen.

Summary Japan's relative poverty rate is 15.0%. This figure comes from the 2025 Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions published in July 2026, with the poverty line set at 1.38 million yen per year.