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  • Japan’s Tech Revival: New Stars Shine at CES

    January 2025, Las Vegas. More than 140,000 people flocked to CES, one of the world’s largest technology trade shows, in search of the future. In a corner of Eureka Park, the startup-only area, Japan’s technological innovation was breathing anew.

    By Honourway Asia Pacific Limited

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  • Nissan’s drastic measures: Massive losses and headquarters sale

    Nissan Motor Co., currently undergoing a major restructuring, finds itself once again at a critical crossroads. On November 6, 2025, the company announced its consolidated financial results for the first half of fiscal year 2025 (April–September), posting a net loss of ¥221.9 billion, a dramatic deterioration from a ¥19.2 billion profit in the same period last year.

    By Honourway Asia Pacific Limited

  • Farewell, GR Supra: The Full Story Behind Its End of Production

    On October 24, 2025, Toyota Motor Corporation announced—via an official press release—the end of an era for car enthusiasts worldwide: production of the pure sports car GR Supra will cease in March 2026. On its official website, Toyota quietly posted a note of gratitude: “We would like to express our sincere thanks to the many customers who have supported us over the years.” This was more than a routine notice about the discontinuation of a single model; it signaled the closing of a major chapter in Japan’s sports-car history.

    By Honourway Asia Pacific Limited

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Tech / Science

  • KAIROS Launch Vehicle No. 3 to Retry on February 25: Japan’s Private Space Sector Takes a Do-or-Die Challenge

    A critical announcement determining the fate of “independence” and “commercialization” in Japan’s private space development has been made. Space One Co., Ltd., a space startup headquartered in Tokyo, officially announced on December 15, 2025, that it will launch the third vehicle of its small solid-fuel rocket, KAIROS, on February 25, 2026.

    By Honourway Asia Pacific Limited

  • Opening the Door to Regenerative Medicine: iPS Cardiac Muscle Sheets

    On April 8, 2025, Japan’s regenerative medicine reached a historic turning point. Cuorips Inc., a biotech venture spun out of Osaka University, announced it had submitted a marketing authorization application to Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) for a “cardiomyocyte sheet” created from human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells. This is believed to be the world’s first marketing application aiming to commercialize a regenerative medicine product using iPS cells, and it has generated great anticipation across the scientific and medical communities.

    By Honourway Asia Pacific Limited

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  • Fuji TV Secures Exclusive F1 Rights: DAZN Exits and a New Era Begins in 2026

    On December 5, 2025, shockwaves rippled through Japan’s motorsports community. What many fans saw when they opened their smartphones was the stunning headline: “Fuji TV Acquires Exclusive F1 Broadcasting Rights,” followed immediately by “DAZN to End F1 Streaming.” Fuji Television Network announced that it had signed an “exclusive all-rights agreement” for Formula 1 in Japan covering five seasons from 2026 through 2030.

    By Honourway Asia Pacific Limited

  • PokéPark KANTO to Open in Tokyo in 2026

    On November 11, 2025, a groundbreaking announcement was made in Japan’s entertainment industry—and in the global history of pop culture. The Pokémon Company, Yomiuriland Co., Ltd., and The Yomiuri Shimbun Tokyo Headquarters jointly announced the establishment of PokéPark KANTO LLC, a new joint venture company that will launch PokéPark KANTO, the world’s first permanent outdoor Pokémon-themed facility.

    By Honourway Asia Pacific Limited

  • Fuji TV Secures Exclusive F1 Rights: DAZN Exits and a New Era Begins in 2026

    On December 5, 2025, shockwaves rippled through Japan’s motorsports community. What many fans saw when they opened their smartphones was the stunning headline: “Fuji TV Acquires Exclusive F1 Broadcasting Rights,” followed immediately by “DAZN to End F1 Streaming.” Fuji Television Network announced that it had signed an “exclusive all-rights agreement” for Formula 1 in Japan covering five seasons from 2026 through 2030.

    By Honourway Asia Pacific Limited

  • PokéPark KANTO to Open in Tokyo in 2026

    On November 11, 2025, a groundbreaking announcement was made in Japan’s entertainment industry—and in the global history of pop culture. The Pokémon Company, Yomiuriland Co., Ltd., and The Yomiuri Shimbun Tokyo Headquarters jointly announced the establishment of PokéPark KANTO LLC, a new joint venture company that will launch PokéPark KANTO, the world’s first permanent outdoor Pokémon-themed facility.

    By Honourway Asia Pacific Limited

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  • Inbound Visitors Surpass 39 Million: Japan’s Tourism Boom—and a Turning Point for a “Tourism Nation”

    On December 17, 2025, Japan’s tourism industry reached an unprecedented historical turning point. According to data released by the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) and the Japan Tourism Agency, the estimated cumulative number of inbound foreign visitors from January to November 2025 reached 39,065,600, surpassing the previous all-time annual record set in 2024 (36.87 million) with more than a month still remaining.

    By Honourway Asia Pacific Limited

  • 3.42 Million Visitors in August: Japan’s Tourism Enters a New Era

    In August 2025, Japan reached a historic milestone in inbound tourism. According to the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO), an estimated 3,428,000 overseas visitors came to Japan that month—up 16.9% year-on-year.

    By Honourway Asia Pacific Limited

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  • Lamenting Japan from Cambodia

    I am engaged in activities to remove landmines and unexploded ordnance buried in Cambodia.

    By Ryoji Takayama

  • The Bank of Japan Chooses to Hold Steady Amid Turbulent Uncertainty

    On March 19, 2025, at its Monetary Policy Meeting, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) decided—just as markets had expected—to maintain its current policy stance. Specifically, the Policy Board unanimously approved keeping its money market operations framework aimed at guiding the uncollateralized overnight call rate to around 0.50%. Because this outcome had been widely priced in, there was little immediate volatility in equities or government bonds after the announcement.

    By Honourway Asia Pacific Limited

  • The Fight against Rinderpest Offers Clues on Conquering Viruses

    It appears that realism—a view based on the assumption that states aim to maximize their own national interests in an international community where there is no world government—has never been as useful as it is when looking at the COVID-19 responses of each country.

    By Kayo Takuma

  • The Young Prince Who Bears the Future Throne: His True Self and Determined Resolve

    On March 3, 2025, at the Akasaka East Residence in Tokyo’s Moto-Akasaka district, a young man who carries the future of Japan’s Imperial Family addressed the nation in his own voice for the first time. His Imperial Highness Prince Hisahito, the eldest son of Crown Prince and Princess Akishino, held his first official press conference—about six months after reaching adulthood on his 18th birthday in September 2024.

    By Honourway Asia Pacific Limited

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