Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba spoke by phone with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Monday, a Japanese ...

TOKYO] Japan’s economy contracted in the first quarter, a revised estimate confirmed on Monday (Jun 9), weakness that ...

Tokyo, June 8 (Jiji Press)--Japan's chief tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa said Sunday that much needs to be done before Tokyo reaches an accord with the United States.

TOKYO -- Lead Japanese tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa expressed doubt on Sunday that Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. President Donald Trump would hold talks before the Group of Seven summit ...

The Japanese government has started releasing low-cost rice from its emergency stockpiles as market prices soar to record ...

Japan’s annual birth rates have dropped to a new record low as the country grapples with an aging and shrinking population. ...

Japan's steadily declining births and overall aging population present serious long-term risks, threatening to sap the ...

Japan on Thursday began a review of its rice policy after soaring grain prices hit consumers, aiming to boost production and prevent supply shortages. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba pledged to ensure ...

South Korea’s new President Lee Jae-myung has promised to recommence talks with North Korea with the aim of securing peace on ...

According to Japan’s Nikkei media outlet, U.S. president Donald Trump and Japan’s prime minister Shigeru Ishiba had talks on ...