First reading above 3% since July 2023Prior was +2.4%Overall CPI 3.5% vs 2.9% priorEx food and energy 2.0% y/y vs 1.1% priorEx food and ener...

Okinawa Island has seen a spate of sexual assaults reportedly committed by American military personnel over the past year...

Reports say that Japan is to resist Trump efforts to form trade bloc against China, which is Trump's strategy to force a deal with China. We...

Sales in value terms grew on higher prices including for food, especially rice and vegetables, but sales in volume terms continued to declin...

Until now, police have usually responded to cycling violations by issuing verbal warnings or handing out red tickets that can lead to prosec...

Toyota Motor’s sales rose 8% from a year earlier to 231,336 units, while Honda Motor recorded a 13% jump, according to data released Thursda...

In fiscal 2028, Japan aims to introduce the system for certifying foreign visitors who don't need a visa ahead of their arrival in the count...

Importers of liquefied natural gas in Japan are bracing for the possibility that long-term supplies from one of the world’s top exporters co...

Gov. Gavin Newsom is battling with President Donald Trump over his trade policies.

The tariffs add another layer of uncertainty for consumers already hesitating due to the yen's weakness and inflation.

TOKYO: Japan’s tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa is planning to visit the United States from April 30 to hold second round of talks with his...

The irregularities included fabricating records without conducting the checks.

Japan finmin Kato: US tariffs, countermeasures are creating uncertainties in financial markettold G7 US tariffs are highly disappointingStre...

Japan economy minister Akazawa to visit the U.S. for tariff talks from April 30.NHK confirmation of this from yesterdayJapan economy ministe...

Japan services PPI is AKA the Corporate Services Price Index (CSPI) Comes in at 3.1% in Marchup from 3.0% in FebruaryFor the m/m +0.7%prior...