Japan on Tuesday set up an administrative body aimed at easing citizens' concerns over the rapid rise in the number of ...

Shinjiro Koizumi has scrambled to cut soaring rice prices ahead of a high-stakes election this weekend. Will it be enough to ...

The political crisis in Japan is being compounded by Trump’s tariffs and demands that the government commit to a US-led war ...

Unlike the European Union, the Japanese government has made no indication it plans to impose any kind of reciprocal tariff on ...

Japan's government said its top trade negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, held a 45-minute phone call with U.S. Commerce Secretary ...

More than two-thirds of Japanese firms believe the government should compile an extra budget later this year to mitigate the ...

Japan’s benchmark 10-year government bond yield climbed to its highest level since 2008 ahead of an upper house election.

For all its high-tech innovations, Japan trails in the digital rankings compared to most advanced economies. The programme ...

While Japan’s rice crisis is especially severe, it’s also part of a broader trend: Food prices around the world have been ...

Japan saw 21.5 million visitors in the first half of 2025, a 21% jump from last year and a record high for the period ...

Markets are fretting that the outcome of the Upper House election on July 20 could strip the ruling coalition of its majority and spur an increase in fiscal spending.

Japan launches government body to address over-tourism and unruly foreigners - Japan welcomed a record 36 million tourists in ...