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• Japan Gripped by Massive Travel Surge as Golden Week Holidays Enter Critical Five-Day Peak

  Published: May 2, 2026

  Section: Asia

  Major transportation hubs across Japan experienced heavy congestion on May 2 as millions of residents commenced a primary five-day stretch of the Golden Week holiday season. Railwa...

• Japan Urges European Union to Revise Proposed ‘Industrial Accelerator Act’ Favoring Bloc-Made EVs

  Published: Apr 23, 2026

  Section: Asia

  Tokyo has announced plans to challenge a new European Union proposal that would restrict electric vehicle (EV) subsidies to cars manufactured with at least 70% local components. Ac...

• McDonald’s Japan Launches On-Demand Rehiring Program to Target 3 Million Former Workers Amid Shortages

  Published: Apr 22, 2026

  Section: Companies & Industry

  McDonald’s Japan has introduced the Come Back! Crew initiative to allow former employees to return for one-off shifts without formal reapplications. The program targets a massive p...

• Takaichi Approval Holds at 63 Percent Despite Deepening Public Anxiety Over Domestic Oil Shortages

  Published: Apr 7, 2026

  Section: Asia

  A recent Kyodo News survey reveals that while Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi maintains a strong 63.8 percent approval rating, nearly half of the Japanese public is dissatisfied with...

• Japan Caregiver Crisis Deepens as Reports Reveal Nearly 500 Elderly Deaths From Family Violence

  Published: Apr 5, 2026

  Section: Crime

  A comprehensive analysis of Japanese government data indicates that 486 elderly citizens were killed by family caregivers between 2006 and 2024. The findings suggest that extreme c...

• Japan Expands Tourism Levies as Twenty Local Governments Launch Mandatory New Lodging Taxes

  Published: Apr 1, 2026

  Section: Asia

  Twenty Japanese local administrations, including the major prefectures of Hokkaido and Hiroshima, officially implemented new lodging taxes on April 1, 2026. The expanded tax system...