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 ...

Wales fly-half Dan Edwards says the tourists proved their character after being written off by defeating Japan in Kobe.

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

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

A group of human rights organizations has asked politicians to stop saying hateful things about foreigners during the ...

A spike in approval for a minor party is alarming some ahead of elections. But the nation lacks the kindling for a populist ...

KUSHIRO, Japan (Kyodo) -- A Taiwanese rocket crashed shortly after lifting off from a private spaceport in northern Japan, ...

The Bank of Japan finished selling millions of dollars of stocks it bought from besieged banks during a domestic banking ...

Nari was a tropical storm in the North Pacific Ocean late Sunday Japan time, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center said in its ...

PYONGYANG -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea denounced a joint drill by the United States, Japan and the Republic ...