Japan's housing industry is facing the reality that it is possible to have "too much of a good thing." That's because while America's real estate industry is wrestling with a lack of availability that has caused a housing crisis, Japan has a housing crisis for the exact opposite reason. It's an oversupply of properties, not a lack of inventory, roiling Japan's housing market. According to Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, nearly 9,000,000 vacant properties exist in Japan.
Polite language goes out the window during an aircraft emergency, according to a former Japan Airlines flight attendant who recounted the training that helped save lives in an accident at Haneda Airport on Jan. 2.
The International Center at the University of Kentucky has announced the 2023 UK Global Impact Award winners. Recipients comprise faculty, staff, alumni and community members who have significantly contributed to the university’s global engagement through education, research and service, as well those who have fostered a culturally diverse, welcoming environment.
Ambassador Sergiy Korsunsky spoke at the Kanda Institute of Foreign Languages about why the war must be won and the friendship between Japan and Ukraine.
Ambassador Sergiy Korsunsky spoke at the Kanda Institute of Foreign Languages about why the war must be won and the friendship between Japan and Ukraine.