Japanese shares rose on Friday, as rising bond yields supported banking and insurance stocks, while a weaker yen boosted automakers.

The overall number was updated to about 516,000, from an initial estimate of more than 520,000, after figures for Oita Prefecture were corre...

The U.S. President’s son plans to attend a shareholder meeting of Japanese bitcoin treasury firm Metaplanet.

U.S PRESIDENT Donald Trump's son, Eric Trump, plans to visit Tokyo and will attend a shareholder meeting of Japanese Bitcoin treasury firm M...

The Trump administration set up an immigration detention center within the grounds of an army base that was used during World War II as an i...

The rate for interest payments on such bonds will be the highest in 17 years.

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung are expected to agree on the matter when they meet in Tokyo on Saturd...

Consumer prices excluding fresh food rose 3.1% from a year earlier in July, slowing from a 3.3% gain a month earlier.

The figure — which strips out costs for fresh food — was higher than the 3% expected by economists polled by Reuters.

Some employees value the convenience; others feel trapped by after-hours texts and social expectations embedded in office messaging culture.

NIS America has announced that Ys X: Proud Nordics will launch outside of Japan on Nintendo Switch 2 and PC sometime in early 2026. It first...

Japanese construction giant Taisei Corporation has announced a US$878m (¥130bn) acquisition of Toyo Construction for the equivalent of ¥1,75...

Yuki Yoza is embracing the immense responsibility of representing Japanese kickboxing against Thai striking maestro 'The Kicking Machine' Su...

The fast-food chain could end up being No. 2 in Japan after McDonald's.

Experts believe a recent surge in infections is due to relaxed hygiene measures, drug-resistant bacteria and lowered immunity levels amid ex...