Rates were raised at the last policy board meeting to 0.75% from 0.5%.

Mika Yamamori’s Uruwashi no Yoi no Tsuki (In the Clear Moonlit Dusk) Vol. 10 hits No. 1 on Billboard Japan’s Book Hot 100, on the chart re...

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings said on Wednesday it has halted operations at a reactor at the Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant...

The hit kabuki drama had been on the shortlist for best international feature, but still received recognition for hair and makeup.

Japan's Nikkei stock index rose on Thursday, ending a five-day losing streak, as rising local bonds and easing tensions between the United S...

Work was halted on Thursday at Japan's largest nuclear power plant, just hours after one of its reactors was restarted.

A reactor at the world’s largest nuclear power plant that restarted for the first time since the 2011 Fukushima disaster is now being shut d...

Chinese authorities have reportedly delayed responding to the Japanese government’s request to send a successor following the transfer of th...

RISONARE Shimonoseki, Hoshino Resorts’ eighth RISONARE property, has officially opened its doors marking the brand’s first expansion into Ja...

Residents have been advised to refrain from nonessential outings and prepare for possible power outages.

Yoshitoshi Shinomiya’s debut feature is competing for the Berlin International Film Festival’s Golden Bear as Japan’s first contender for th...

The remarks come as superlong bond yields log a historic rise after the prime minister said she would lower the sales tax on food for two ye...

Overall exports gained 3.1% in 2025 from the previous year, led by electronic parts and food, the Finance Ministry has reported.

Mrs. GREEN APPLE’s “lulu.” debuts atop the Billboard Japan Hot 100, on the chart dated Jan. 21. The song serves as the opening...

In the view of Shukan Post (Jan 30), generative AI will lead to Japan's undoing. While touching on such topics as data security and "deep fa...