The country procures 40% of its naphtha, a raw material for plastic products and paints, through imports from the Middle East.

Overseas investors ‌bought ‌a net ¥499.8 billion ​of Japanese long-term bonds, their first weekly net purchase since May 30.

The draft was compiled based on South Korea's argument that people from the Korean Peninsula were forced to provide labor at the mining comp...

The shopping spree also reveals a deepening societal divide, exposing the increasingly uneven nature of Japan's economic revival.

Launching July 15, the new game mashes up Japanese trains with stylish tricks and fast-paced gameplay for a delightfully addictive time.

Tech-dystopian fiction and a historical novel claimed Japan's highest literary honors on Wednesday.

NVIDIA CEO, Jensen Huang, has arrived in Japan and will be holding key meetings with robotics partners to advance the Physical AI era ahead....

Commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is once again off-limits in the near term as the renewed hostilities and threats to vessels...

A new report on the Japanese Online game industry has shown that 100 percent of polled developers are currently using generative AI. Read mo...

The number of people who received government compensation for death and illnesses related to overwork hit a record 1,310 in fiscal 2025 — th...

The bill was in response to last year's sinkhole incident in Saitama Prefecture.

The number of patients has exceeded the nationwide warning threshold for the first time in two years as Japan enters summer, when cases typi...

As a key reason for the initiative, Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi cited growing responsibilities as the ministry builds up defense ties...

Bears have killed at least five people in Japan since April 1, all in the Tohoku region.

Some companies have established consultation desks for employees while others have introduced audio and video recording equipment at workpla...