The number of foreigners entering Japan rose to a new record high of 36.78 million in 2024, receiving boosts from a weak yen ...

The number of births in Japan in 2024 is set to fall below 700,000 for the first time after government data show that the ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba pledges to build a cross-party consensus through parliamentary debate as his minority ...

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. is considering not joining the planned merger between Nissan Motor Co. and Honda Motor Co. and ...

The Japanese government calls on Fuji Television Network Inc. to regain trust from viewers and sponsors following a sexual ...

The Bank of Japan raises its policy interest rate to 0.5 percent from 0.25 percent, its highest level in about 17 years, amid ...

U.S. federal prosecutors demand a prison term of four years and nine months for Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter Ippei ...

Traditionally made, chilled "kan-somen" noodles shimmered in the winter cold in mid-January as their annual production peaked on Shodo Island in western Japan's Seto Inland Sea.

Japan's trade deficit in 2024 shrank 44 percent from a year earlier to 5.33 trillion yen ($34 billion), as exports hit a ...

Ozeki Hoshoryu hands overnight leader Kinbozan his second defeat of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament, but the wrestler from ...

Japan's annual spring wage negotiations began Wednesday, with the leaders of the country's top business lobby and biggest ...

Appealing to Donald Trump's penchant for business dealmaking could provide a lifeline for Nippon Steel Corp.'s seemingly ...