Students from Seattle and Naha, Okinawa, celebrate the 50th anniversary of the cross-cultural exchange program.

Japanese trade minister Yoji Muto on Monday met with U.S. officials to seek exemptions from new tariffs that President Donald Trump plans to impose on steel, automobiles and other imports, but he ...

As cinema spreads across the globe, Japan shines as one of the leading and cherished film industries, especially having earned more Academy Awards than any other nation in Asia. While it is ...

Italian cuisine incorporating Japanese ingredients is always a delight, especially at Il Ristorante - Niko Romito at Bvlgari Hotel Tokyo. As the author of Food Sake Tokyo and an expert in Tokyo ...

“We saw some negative cues for Japanese shares, such as overnight declines of US stocks and a stronger yen,” said Kentaro Hayashi, a senior strategist at Daiwa Securities. Chip-making ...

Nils Nielsen is looking to see this out with some experience, removing Moriya and bringing on Everton's Honoka Hayashi. Japan has moved into more of a 4-2-3-1 at this point, with Hasegawa and Miyazawa ...

Asked what kind of support Japan would extend to India in case of a conflict in the Indo-Pacific or at the India-China border, Hayashi referred to increasing engagement between Tokyo and New Delhi ...

Tokyo, March 5 (Jiji Press)--Raising the ratio of defense spending to gross domestic product is not a top priority in Japan's efforts ... Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Wednesday.

Yoshimasa Hayashi, Japan’s top government spokesman, largely echoed Kato’s comments, adding that the two finance chiefs would continue to coordinate closely on currency issues. Weakness in the ...

Japan is fighting a forest fire that has damaged dozens of homes and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate in a northeastern coastal city. The fire has burned about 2,100 hectares (5,190 acres ...

“Japan hasn’t adopted a so-called yen-weakening policy,” Ishiba said in parliament, adding his voice to a chorus of senior Japanese officials playing down Trump’s comments.