The yen jumped by more than 2% against the U.S. dollar on Thursday as traders ramped up bets on ‌a Bank of Japan interest ...

BEIJING/SINGAPORE/WASHINGTON—Some Chinese rare earth suppliers are declining to ship to the U.S. for fear of repercussions ...

The Council for Cultural Affairs on Sept. 3 selected Hikone Castle in Shiga Prefecture as Japan’s nominee for UNESCO World ...

The average minimum wage in Japan will climb to 1,177 yen ($8) an hour in fiscal 2026, up 56 yen, or 5.0 percent, and ...

More than half of eligible male workers took paternity leave during the latest period, topping the one-half mark for the ...

When people walk around at random, most tend to go in a counterclockwise direction--regardless of their handedness or culture ...

Hayabusa 2 probe flies by Torifune asteroid on long mission ...

Manga artist Masami Kurumada, best known for such works as “Knights of the Zodiac,” said he has sued a former assistant and ...

An influential private research institution called on the Defense Ministry to consider recruiting foreign nationals to fill ...

Japan extended its streak of Ig Nobel Prize wins to 20 consecutive years on Sept. 3, earning awards in medicine for research on the most effective way to blow one’s nose and in chemistry for exploring ...

A Hong Kong court on Thursday dismissed appeals brought by a 94-year-old Roman Catholic cardinal and four others over their ...

A raging fire destroyed nearly the entire Meirin Shopping Street near Ise Jingu shrine, one of Japan’s most holy and ...