NTT West announced that it will end its 'Town Page' phone directory and '104' phone inquiry services in March 2026.
Crane games, where players attempt to grab prizes, are now found not only in game centers but also in convenience stores. Since March 2024, major convenience store chain Lawson has been actively installing crane game machines and aims to expand to 1,000 stores nationwide by fiscal year 2025.
The winners of this year's Japan Startup Awards, recognizing entrepreneurs who create impactful new businesses and serve as next-generation role models, have been announced.
Demolition work on a nearly completed ten-story apartment building in Kunitachi, Tokyo, which obstructed the view of Mount Fuji, began last week, seeking to restore the once picturesque view from the 'Fujimidori' shopping street extending from JR Kunitachi Station.
The average price of new condominiums in Tokyo's 23 wards for the first half of this year was 108.55 million yen, marking the second consecutive year that prices have exceeded 100 million yen.
The demand for advanced semiconductors, driven by AI technology, is rapidly increasing, creating high expectations for Japanese semiconductor material manufacturers. We spoke with Takahashi, CEO of Resonac, a leading manufacturer in semiconductor materials, about Japan's competitive advantages.
McDonald's Japan announced that approximately half of the stores affected by a register malfunction on Friday have resumed operations.
Japan's nationwide consumer price index (CPI) for June, which measures the price movement of goods and services consumed at home, rose by 2.6%.