A 30-year-old woman from the Chinese coastal city of Qingdao said Tokyo is so close that she can visit casually. She said Japanese people are polite and that she feels comfortable because she is ...

Could a 4-day workweek in Tokyo solve Japan’s population crisis? More time to rest, spend with family, or even start a family ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Japan’s long-dreaded “big one” earthquake could kill almost 300,000 people along its urbanised ...