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South Korean riot police clear protesters after ballot shortage blockade

Wednesday's election was the first nationwide vote since President Lee Jae Myung took office.

SPORTS SHORTS | A Positive World Cup Send-Off for the Samurai Blue

Reporting on Japan's final match before the World Cup, updated plans for the Chiba Lotte Marines' future stadium, Naomi Osaka's French Open exit and more. The post SPORTS SHORTS | A Positive World Cup Send-Off for the Samurai Blue first appeared on JAPAN Forward.

Editorial: Japan gov't must confront public anxiety over naphtha shortages amid Mideast war

As the turmoil in the Middle East drags on, concerns have been raised over shortages of naphtha, which is refined from crude oil. While Japanese Prime

Japan faces banana shortage as impact from Middle East conflict spreads

The country ships in the tropical fruit while it's still green, then ripens it in rooms filled with ethylene, but supplies of the naphtha-derived gas are running low.

Bring your own plastic: Japan's takeout shops face container, bag shortages

Bring your own container: Japan's takeout shops cope with plastic shortage

Soaring Costs Stall Redevelopment Projects Across Japan

Rising costs, supply disruptions and labor shortages are forcing revisions to major projects, raising concerns over infrastructure renewal and urban resilience. The post Soaring Costs Stall Redevelopment Projects Across Japan first appeared on JAPAN Forward.

Tokyo wants you to wear shorts to work. Say no.

While the image of the suit-and-tie salaryman endures, in recent years summer office fashions have become much more casual.

Housing industry hit by shortage of naphtha-derived materials

It is unclear when the situation will improve, and it could also have an impact on consumers in the form of higher housing prices or delayed construction.

Japan's Don Quijote to launch black-and-white label in ink shortage gambit

Labor shortage fuels ramp-up of humanoid robot development

Declining birth rates across the globe are driving an "unprecedented wave of investment" in robots to sustain workforces.

Humanoids Summit gives Tokyo a peek of a robotic future

A major talking point at the two-day event is how crucial artificial intelligence-powered robots might be for tackling Japan's labor shortage.

Health ministry to give financial aid to organ transplant hospitals

The aid program is designed to reduce cases in which transplants are canceled due to staff shortages, as more people become organ donors.

Japan plans ‘bridging bonds’ to fund investment initiatives

Bridging bonds are designed to cover temporary funding shortfalls on the premise that future funding resources can be secured.

Samsung workers accept wage deal that averts chip plant strike

The agreement avoids what could have been a damaging strike for Samsung and the tech industry amid shortages in the memory chip sector.

Japan carmakers squeezed by high aluminum prices, possible shortages

The Power of Connection: Driving Medical Advances from Japan with iPS Organoid Research

Organ transplants are a landmark medical achievement that have saved countless lives. But as they depend on donors to save those in need, there is a constant shortage of organs. The Japanese medical researcher Takebe Takanori is working on new approaches using “organoids,” mini-organs achieved with iPS cells, that could open up new paths to healthy recovery.

Congo faces surge in Ebola cases as key medical tools run short

The outbreak is caused by the rare Bundibugyo strain of the virus and has no approved vaccine or antibody treatment.

Ukraine’s capital Kyiv hit by massive missile and drone attack

Kyiv was hit by ⁠a massive strike of missiles and drones early on Sunday, shortly after its air force warned Russia might launch a hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missile.

China squeezes Japan over rare earths in repeat of 2010 showdown

The halt to exports ⁠began shortly after a diplomatic row over Taiwan erupted in November.