Probing explorations from a Japanese perspective of the nation's politics and economy. Guide to Japan 從多方面介紹日本社會、文化、歷史、習俗的基礎中的基礎。
Japan has 16 fixed national holidays throughout the year. However, in 2026 there will be 17, due to a rule that if an ordinary working day falls between two holidays, it becomes a “bonus” holiday.
京都市がこのほど公表した「観光総合調査」結果によると、2025年の観光客数は6279万人と初めて6000万人を突破。観光消費額も2兆474億円と過去最高を記録した。 宿泊客の半数は外国から 調査は、観光庁の共通基準に基づく手法、宿泊税のデータや宿泊施設へ ...
TeamLab will open a new permanent museum in October a short walk away from Kyoto Station. This will be the art collective’s largest facility in Japan with more than 50 works planned.
Japan’s soaring rice prices in 2025 led to an unprecedented increase in private imports to 96,834 tons, or almost 100 times as much as in 2024. A Japanese government white paper on food and ...
コロナ禍を脱して以降、円安もあって訪日客数は右肩上がりに伸びていたが、昨年末からの中国客の減少が全体の足を引っ張っている。 中国政府の訪日自粛要請響く 日本政府観光局の公表した2026年上半期(1~6月)の訪日外国人数(推計値)は、前年同期 ...
Abundant water makes for beautiful scenery, and Lake Biwa also serves as a reservoir for the Kansai region. Most of the water used in the city of Kyoto is drawn from this lake. Meanwhile, the whole of ...
Japan’s foreign population was 3,768,977 as of the end of 2024, according to figures released by the Immigration Services Agency, rising by 357,985, or 10.5%, year on year. This is the third ...
Member of the Nippon.com Editorial Planning Committee and professor of international relations at the University of Tokyo. Born in Tokyo in 1968. Graduated in 1992 from the Tokyo University of Foreign ...
The Peace Memorial Park is located in downtown Hiroshima to the west of the Kamiyachō and Hatchōbori government and business district. It is around 20 minutes by tram from Hiroshima Station; the ...
2024年7月「佐渡島の金山」が世界文化遺産登録に登録されることが決まった。世界遺産委は「世界で採鉱などの機械化が進んだ時代に、高度な手工業による採鉱と製錬技術を継続したアジアにおける他に類を見ない事例」と評価した。 English 日本語 简体字 繁 ...
In the July 20 election for half the seats in the House of Councillors, the ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and Kōmeitō fell short of the 50 seats required to maintain a majority in ...