Japan will release another 200,000 metric tons of rice from its emergency stockpile to tackle a doubling of prices since last ...

Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Tuesday that the government will conduct appropriate debt management ...

A 50% increase in average pay and a ¥1 quadrillion ($6.9 trillion) economy will be the top campaign pledges for this summer’s ...

Organizers of the Expo 2025 in Osaka have suspended its popular daily fountain shows and closed a shallow pool area due to ...

Japan is planning to require all incoming tourists to have private health insurance amid rising unpaid medical bills.

I could've avoided several travel mistakes if I'd known about Japan's slipper etiquette and unspoken train rules before I ...

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Monday he had instructed ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) executives to ...

Heavy rain is expected mainly in southwest Japan's Kyushu region and across western and eastern Japan through June 11.

Japan must be aware that rising interest rates would push up the government's debt-financing costs and affect its spending ...

A highly visible missile base on Okinawa is part of a Japanese defense buildup made amid fears of Beijing’s growing power and ...

Japanese officials say an explosion at a storage site for unexploded ordnance at a U.S. military base on Japan’s southern ...

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