Japanese banks have attracted larger foreign investment flows than other sectors, as investors see them as top beneficiaries of potential monetary tightening. Analysts said Japan's…
The Kremlin said on July 29 that Japan's stance that its citizens should avoid traveling to Russia showed that Tokyo was increasingly aligned with "the…
Heatstroke alerts have been issued for 38 of Japan's 47 prefectures as an intense heatwave on July 29 may drive temperatures to 40 degrees Celsius…
Japan's Fukushima prefectural government will stop providing temporary housing for evacuees of the two towns hosting the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant at the…
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on July 28 was set to announce an upgrade to US command structures in Japan, as Washington and Tokyo overhaul…
Japan protested to Russia on July 23 over curbs denying entry to 13 Japanese business executives, including the Toyota Motor chairman, as part of counter-sanctions…
Japan will continue to work with the United States for peace on the Taiwan Strait regardless of who is in the White House after the…
Japan's navy has located on the seabed the wreckage of two helicopters that crashed more than three months ago, killing eight crew members. The SH-60K…
Japan imposed asset-freeze sanctions on four individual Israeli settlers for violence against Palestinians in the West Bank, the government's top spokesperson said on July 23.…
Foreign and defense ministers from Japan and the United States will hold security talks on July 28 that for the first time will cover "extended…
A US plan to use Japanese factories to boost production of Patriot air defense missiles - used by Ukraine to defend against Russian attacks -…
Corporate bankruptcies in Japan surged 22% year on year to a decade high in the first half of the year due to rising costs, labor…
Japan plans to increase jet fuel production and imports to address a pick up in demand from flights amid a boom in tourism, according to…
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met in Berlin on July 12 and agreed to establish a new bilateral framework for consultations…
Three people were found dead at the site of landslide in western Japan after heavy rain hit the region, a local official said July 13.…
Six people have died of heatstroke in Tokyo as Japan swelters under a rare rainy season heatwave, prompting authorities to issue a flurry of health…
Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike declared victory in July 7's vote to elect the leader of one of the world's most populous cities after Japanese media…
Polls opened July 7 to elect a new Tokyo governor with incumbent Yuriko Koike challenged by opposition figure Renho, two prominent women in Japan's male-dominated…
Japan faces a shortage of almost one million foreign workers in 2040 if the government wants to achieve its economic growth goals as the population…
Japan's top court will issue a ruling July 3 on a defunct eugenics law under which the government forcibly sterilised around 16,500 people, causing decades…
Mount Fuji's summer climbing season begins on July 1 with new crowd control measures on the Japanese volcano's most popular hiking trail to combat overtourism.…
Commerce and trade ministers from the United States, Japan and South Korea vowed on June 26 to cooperate on strategic issues including artificial intelligence (AI)…
The US, South Korea and Japan will sign a deal to formalize their security partnership against threats from North Korea’s nuclear weapons, cementing ties before…
Honda Motor on June 10 became the fourth Japanese carmaker to be inspected by the transport ministry over improper tests for vehicle certifications, as several…
Japan is seeing a record-high number of cases of a potentially deadly disease caused by “flesh-eating” bacteria, with Tokyo recording the most number of cases…
