Japan's former Princess Mako, who left the royal family in 2021, welcomed her first child with husband Kei Komuro, Japan's Imperial Household Agency confirmed on Friday, May 30.

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The number of births in Japan fell below 700,000 for the first time in 2024, declining 5.7 percent from the previous year to 686,061, ...

Efforts to push the minimum wage up by about 40% in just a few years could wreck a lot of smaller companies in Japan. And that just may be the point of the exercise. “I think the significance of ...

The country aims to do more business with Africa as it emerges from years during which its private sector was particularly risk-averse.

Japan government stockpiled rice reaches consumers. The Japanese government's stockpiles of rice that are sold directly to retail firms are now on sale at retail outlets.

The small but populous country of Japan has a notable crypto scene. Catch up on the latest crypto-related Japan news today with articles by Cointelegraph.

For 450 years, the little-known Ryukyu Kingdom thrived in what is now Japan. Now, after nearly vanishing, its unique fusion cuisine is being revived.

Japan manufacturing PMI rises for the first time in 11 months in June By Investing.com - Jun 22, 2025. Investing.com-- Japanese manufacturing activity rose more than expected in June and was back ...