The benchmark interest rate was hiked to 1%, despite US-Iran peace agreement, as higher energy costs spread through the economy...

The Yemeni Olympic Committee launched on Tuesday tests to qualify national team athletes to participate in the 20th Asian Games, which will...

The remains of a Japanese "hellship" that was torpedoed in 1944 and sank with more than 1,000 POWs on board has been found off the coast of...

SoftBank Group has launched an artificial intelligence-powered cybersecurity solution that it will offer to companies in Japan that support...

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 struck in Ibaraki Prefecture on Tuesday night.The quake struck at a depth of 50 kilometers at 7:46 p....

The Indian women's hockey team made it two wins in two after defeating Japan in their second Pool A match at the FIH Hockey Women's Nations...

Japan had 9,993 bookstores as of the end of March 2026 — just over 40% of its peak in fiscal year 1998.

Bank of Japan hikes benchmark rate to 1 percent, continuing shift away from decades of ultra-low borrowing costs. 

The companies raising suggested retail prices may have affected wholesale prices and raised costs for consumers.

The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo on May 30, 2024.Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty ImagesJapan’s central bank on Tuesday raised...

Inflation and the weak yen forced its hand and made it difficult to wait and see any longer.

The plan calls for awareness-raising training programs and improved consultation systems, stating that unjust discrimination must not be tol...

The successful debut of the taxi-hailing app provider offers a much-needed tailwind for Japan's IPO market.

India will look to make it consecutive wins when they face Japan in the FIH Hockey Women's Nations Cup 2025-26. Follow the Japan vs India ma...

Japanese soccer fans at the World Cup are continuing a tradition they started in 1998: cleaning up their own trash at stadiums. Tony Dokoupi...