Japan's top foreign exchange diplomat, Atsushi Mimura, was reappointed for a second year, the finance ministry said on ...

Japan and the US are still working on setting the timing for the next round of cabinet-level trade talks, Japan’s point ...

Japan’s 20-year bond sale saw demand that was slightly lower than its average over the past year after the government ...

More than 4,000 people on Monday filled an Okinawa park to mark the 80th anniversary of Japan's final WWII battle.

Japan's tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa is arranging his seventh visit to the United States for as early as June 26, aiming ...

Japan plans to hold an upper house election on July 20, government spokesperson, Yoshimasa Hayashi, said on Tuesday.

"We shouldn't be focusing on a numerical target for defense budget such as the size relative to GDP," Ishiba told a press ...

The yen exchange rate has a knock-on effect for Japanese stocks as well, with a weaker yen tending to support the market ...

Japan broke a record for tourism in 2024, with people from all over the world visiting the island nation. But the country has ...

A variety of coral in the Pacific Ocean off Wakayama Prefecture in western Japan has begun its annual spawning.

The concert that you can catch on YouTube Saturday will include St. Paul composer Steve Heitzeg’s work “Green Hope After ...

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