Osaka, May 17 (Jiji Press)--Traditional dances of the Ainu indigenous ethnic group in Hokkaido, northernmost Japan, were performed on Saturday at the ongoing 2025 World Exposition in the western ...

Japan’s GDP for the March quarter contracted by 0.7 per cent as against the median market forecast of 0.2 per cent, data released last week showed. “It’s important to recognise the dangers ...

TOKYO - Japan will launch pre-arrival screening of visa-free travellers in fiscal year 2028, as the government aims to boost its booming inbound tourism further, according to the Justice Ministry.

Japan on Tuesday clarified its stance on U.S. tariffs, saying it wants all new levies put into place by the administration of President Donald Trump completely removed, confirming a hard-line ...

The surge in yields underscores structural challenges particular to Japan’s debt market, along with the concerns of bond investors globally about the risks posed by rising government spending.

Holiday bookings to Japan from key Asian markets have plunged ahead of the busy summer season. The cause: Rumors of an impending earthquake prophesied in a manga graphic novel. Social media and ...

Rates traders in Tokyo said Tuesday’s moves reflected growing concerns over the effects of the Bank of Japan’s tapering of its bond purchases, the economic risks posed by US trade tariffs and ...

OSAKA -- Japanese robotics company Keyence announced on Tuesday that it has acquired German manufacturing software developer Cadenas Technologies, tapping its ample reserves of cash to develop new ...

FILE - Japan's Princess Mako and her fiance Kei Komuro look at each other during a press conference at Akasaka East Residence in Tokyo, on Sept. 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, Pool ...

Exclusive: Nippon Steel to invest $4 billion for new U.S. Steel mill in $14 billion package, document says Biden's cancer diagnosis prompts new questions about his health while in White House ...

More than two years after a woman from Storrs went missing while hiking in Japan, investigators have found her remains and confirmed her death, according to her family. Pattie Wu-Murad went ...

Japan's agriculture minister Eto Taku is stepping down over controversial remarks he made about rice. He submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru on Wednesday morning. Eto said ...