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The price of new apartments in Tokyo during 2023 averaged more than 100 million yen (US$677,785) annually for the first time ever, about 25 times higher than Japan’s nationwide salary. The average price of newly built apartments in Japan’s capital rose 39.4% from the previous year to a record 114.8 …

Denim giant Levi Strauss & Co. said Thursday that it’s slashing its global corporate workforce by 10% to 15% in the first half of the year as part of a two-year restructuring plan that seeks to cut costs and simplify its operations. The company employed about 19,100 people as of …

The crowning of Ukrainian-born model Karolina Shiino as the winner of the Miss Japan contest this week has triggered a social media debate on what it means to be, and look, Japanese. The 26-year-old model, who was born in Ukraine and looks Caucasian, has lived in Japan for more than …