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Japan's ancient imperial family will launch a YouTube account next week, the government said on March 28, in the latest attempt at public outreach by the tradition-bound monarchy.
Engineer returns as professor at Dalian university as Japan's auto industry struggles to keep up with Chinese innovation and market momentum
TOKYO: An American former executive of a large Japanese brokerage who has been criminally charged in Japan asked a court to rule him innocent, and said the outcome of his trial will have bearings on the country's standing as an international financial hub.
TOKYO: Core consumer inflation in Japan's capital stayed above the central bank's target and accelerated in March on steady gains in food costs, data showed on Friday, keeping alive market expectations of a near-term interest rate hike.
TOKYO: (Bernama-Kyodo) The Japanese government asked the United States on Thursday (March 27) for Japan to be exempted from auto tariffs, calling the latest move by its closest ally "extremely regrettable," Kyodo News Agency reported, citing a top government spokesman.
TOKYO: Tokyo and Washington are working toward confirming the reorganisation of US Forces Japan into a joint force headquarters, and their defense chiefs are set to agree to start transitional work at a meeting on Sunday (March 31), according to Japanese government sources.
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said he won't rule out countermeasures against the Trump administration's 25% tariff on US car imports.
TOKYO (Reuters) - The head of the Unification Church's Japan branch vowed to fight a court order revoking its legal protections, following a scandal over fundraising practices and links to the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe.
NEW DELHI: Japan has said that it backed close security cooperation with South Korea and India in the Indo-Pacific, days after the Philippines' military chief said a US-backed security group wanted both nations to join to counter China in the region.
With around 110 million copies sold in Japan, the manga ranks among the top 20 best-selling series ever
Strong winds intensified out-of-control wildfires in two western Japan prefectures on Wednesday, leaving at least eight buildings destroyed, according to Kyodo News.
Australia took another stride towards qualifying for the 2026 World Cup on Tuesday with Tony Popovic's side handing China a 2-0 defeat in Hangzhou as Group C rivals Saudi Arabia were held to a 0-0 draw by already-qualified Japan at Saitama Stadium.
GUANGZHOU, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Seiya Matsuno, a Japanese researcher at the International Peace Research Institute of Meiji Gakuin University in Japan, donated a collection of rare Japanese wartime documents to the Guangdong Provincial Archives on Tuesday, disclosing new evidence of the counterfeit currency war waged by Japanese invaders in Hong Kong during World War II.
(Reuters) - A submarine of Russia's Pacific Fleet conducted drills in the Sea of Japan, launching cruise missiles at sea and coastal targets, the Russian state TASS news agency reported on Wednesday.
TOKYO: Junior and senior high school students who became acquainted through online games have been committing crimes using their own advanced computer programme that they created with generative AI.
YANGON: The Ministry of Labour has issued a notice to foreign employment agencies to submit new job offers for 50 people in Thailand and 15 people in Japan once a month.
BOSTON (Reuters) -Japanese duo Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara recovered from early setbacks to take pairs gold at the World Figure Skating Championships after Thursday's free skate program in Boston.
TOKYO: A Tokyo court ordered the dissolution of a religious group whose fundraising methods and ties with ruling party politicians came under scrutiny following the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe more than two years ago.
Japan and China held their first economic dialogue in six years in Tokyo on Saturday, an event aimed at reducing tensions between the Asian giants as they face trade pressure from the US.
TOKYO: A Japanese court ordered on Tuesday (March 25) that the religious sect the Unification Church be stripped of official recognition, the government said, in the wake of the 2022 assassination of ex-prime minister Shinzo Abe.
