TOKYO -- Concerned that the mandatory nature of television license fees is still not getting through to a lot of Japanese households, the communications ministry is pushing through an amendment to the ...

In Japan, there is a gaming license system that defines what a pro player is. The system was established in February 2018 and nearly two years later, the awkward stop-gap seems like a mess. The reason ...

The National Police Agency on July 10 announced tighter procedures for converting foreign driver’s permits into Japanese licenses, including imposing tougher written and skills tests and preventing ...

Nearly four months to the day after Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum’s Darley Japan operation earned a rare license to compete on the exclusive Japan Racing Association circuit, the privilege was ...

Japan has tightened up its rules for foreign citizens seeking to obtain a local driver's license. One key change: Tourists and other short-stay visitors are no longer eligible to apply. To legally ...

A while back I subjected myself to the grueling process of getting a driver’s license in Japan from scratch. This means no converting a license from another country and without attending driving ...

Last year, we reported on a trend wherein Chinese nationals, who already have Chinese driver’s licenses, come to Japan for a week or so on a tourist visa and pick up a Japanese driver’s license while ...

LINE, provider of Japan’s most popular messaging app, has just been approved for a cryptocurrency business license in the country. The news, reported by CoinDesk Japan on Friday, means it will be able ...