Japan's central bank may face political pressure to keep interest rates low for longer than it wants, as opposition parties ...

On a year-on-year basis, core orders, a highly volatile data series regarded as a leading indicator of capital spending in ...

Retail rice prices in Japan have fallen for seven weeks in a row, on the back of wider availability of cheaper supplies of ...

A government survey shows that Japan is lagging behind in the use of generative AI. It shows that fewer people and businesses ...

Japan Airlines (JAL) is offering free domestic flights in 2025 to international tourists to reduce overtourism in Tokyo, ...

Japan's June core inflation likely slowed but remained above the central bank's 2% target, a Reuters poll showed, keeping it ...

On the third anniversary of his assassination, the former prime minister’s legacy continues to loom large over the struggling ...

A new breed of exchange-traded funds in Japan aims to ride a push for corporate governance and value by buying into companies ...

China militarist agenda as his right-wing predecessor, who was impeached and removed from office after a failed military coup ...

A father and son in Tokyo are continuing the centuries-old tradition of making tsukudani, a preserved Japanese food.

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