Travel Alerts•
Japanese airlines see decrease in net profit for FY26 with fuel hikes
JAL calls global conditions 'increasingly uncertain;' Chinese carriers catch tailwind
Source: Nikkei Asia
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Culture•
Mountain festival marks spring arrival high above Tokyo
A centuries-old festival that heralds spring drew hundreds of worshippers to a mountain in Tokyo on Wednesday, as robed Shinto priests led a procession to a sacred shrine…
Source: Japan Today
Travel Alerts•
Voice AI startup Verbex to move headquarters from Singapore to Japan
Shifting market focus from Bangladesh, company offers conversational models to serve call centers
Source: Nikkei Asia
Culture•
Initial Australian inquiry into Bondi Beach shooting calls for counter-terrorism reforms
An interim report into last year's Bondi Beach mass shooting on Thursday advised increased security around Jewish public events and further gun reforms among 14 initial recommendations, but…
Source: Japan Today
Travel Alerts•
Hitachi, Advantest ride AI boom to lead Japan Inc. profit bonanza
70% of corporations report higher profits in previous fiscal year
Source: Nikkei Asia
Culture•
Documentary captures the long echo of Fukushima's nuclear disaster
Without narration or music, Toru Yamada's intimate documentary "At the Triangle Intersection" follows the silences, routines and unresolved tensions of post-disaster life.
Source: The Japan Times
Culture•
Shinjiro Koizumi to visit South Korea for defense talks in June
This will be Koizumi's first visit to South Korea since he assumed his post last October.
Source: The Japan Times
Culture•
JAL reports highest sales of ¥2.01 trillion in FY2025
Japan Airlines Co. said Thursday its revenue rose 9.1 percent from a year earlier to a record 2.01 trillion yen ($12.5 billion) in the fiscal year ended March,…
Source: Japan Today
Visa•
How to Teach English in Japan (2026 Guide: Jobs, Salary and Visa)
Learn how to teach English in Japan in 2026, including job types, salary, visa requirements and step-by-step hiring advice.
Source: GaijinPot Blog
Culture•
Takuma Sato avoids collision with a fox and posts 4th-fastest lap during Indy 500 testing
The Brickyard seems to be doubling as a wildlife sanctuary during Indianapolis 500 testing. One day after French driver Romain Grosjean's car hit and killed a bird as…
Source: Japan Today
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