Press review: May 2025
In this section you will find this month's press review, which contains a selection of some of the most interesting Japan-related online articles that have been published over the past month. To read them, please click on the following links:
The Mainichi - Japan, EU agree to deepen economic security cooperation
The Mainichi - Japan, Bulgaria agree to upgrade ties, step up economic cooperation
The Asahi Shimbun - Japan’s economy shrinks more than expected as U.S. tariff hit looms
The Japan Times – Japan’s economy shrinks for the first time in a year before tariff jolt
NHK - Survey: Over 30% of Japan firms see profit drop for FY2025
The Japan Times – Japan’s merchants’ mood hits worst in three years on tariff woes
The Japan Times – Economists debate consumption-tax cut as Japanese politicians warm to the idea
The Mainichi - Japan FY 2024 household spending down for 2nd year amid rising prices
The Japan Times – Finances are tight for dual-income households too, survey finds
The Japan Times – 98% of new graduates in Japan are able to land jobs
The Mainichi - Japan's jobless rate in FY 2024 falls to 2.5% amid labor shortage
NHK - Japanese customers ready to serve amid labor shortage
The Asahi Shimbun - Young women leaving small hometowns for jobs in big cities
The Japan Times – Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
The Japan Times – New Japanese study shows 1 in 12 people feel lonely at work
The Japan Times – Companies leverage healthy working strategies to attract talent
The Japan Times – Japan's 'ice age' employment generation is at risk of poverty during retirement
The Mainichi - Japan set to fully cover childbirth costs possibly from April 2026
The Japan Times – Cashless payments top 40% of consumer spending in Japan
The Japan Times – Japan considers taxing small parcels as Shein and Temu expand
The Mainichi - 30% of local gov'ts in Japan use generative AI in workplace: survey
The Asahi Shimbun - Survey: 48% of online viewers believe false rumors, fake info
The Japan News - Experts Push for Multi-Layered Fact Checks to Combat Online Disinformation; Low Digital Literacy Poses a Special Problem for Improving Japanese People’s Awareness
NHK - Private equity comes knocking as Japanese business adapts
NHK - Japan's steelmakers aiming to spread use of 'green steel'
The Japan News - Recycling of Nonferrous Metal Products Gaining Traction; Demand from Leading Companies Rising Amid Co2-Cutting Efforts
The Japan Times – Nostalgic games and toys spark renewed interest in Japan
NHK - Film cameras back in focus
NHK - Doctors gear up as Japan sleeps less
The Mainichi - Japan to launch prescreening of visa-free travelers in FY 2028
The Asahi Shimbun - Japan exploring the potential of its abandoned hotels, ryokan
The Mainichi - Japan's unstaffed train stations getting rural revival on track
The Asahi Shimbun - French tapestry of scene from ‘Spirited Away’ shown in Nagoya
The Mainichi - Demand for pet funerals stronger than ever in Japan
