Apartment rents in central Tokyo will likely climb 11 percent over the next five years, driven by growing demand among ...

NEW YORK—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 rate hike, while analysts pointed to BOJ data showing ⁠no official ...

The Bank of Japan is expected to raise its policy interest rate from around 0.75 percent to about 1.0 percent at an upcoming rate-setting meeting, as it prioritizes curbing inflation risks over an ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced her second reshuffled Cabinet on Sept. 17 after personally reviewing questionnaires filled by Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers on what posts they desired in ...

Akiko Sugaya wheels a cart through the alley-like streets of eastern Tokyo selling tofu, the protein-rich staple favored in much of Asia. But delivering soybean curd in all shapes and textures is only ...

NEW YORK--In January, democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani took office as mayor of New York City, heralding a new era in the city’s history. Together with his new team, Mamdani is rolling out his ...

SoftBank’s promise to pay its highest-ever yields in a record $11 billion junk-bond offering highlights the pressure on CEO Masayoshi Son to secure returns on his all-in bet on AI amid concerns about ...

Images of “diplomatic superiority” shown by Chinese state media have exacerbated the Japan-China feud over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks about Taiwan. The footage concerned the Nov. 18 talks ...

Powerful Typhoon No. 6 was expected to bring heavy rain and violent winds to Okinawa Prefecture on June 1 before veering toward the main Japanese islands of Kyushu and Shikoku. The Japan ...

Ayuri Shimano had always felt frustrated in childhood because of the hurdles she had to overcome while pursuing the same baseball dreams as her two older brothers. While they competed in the ...

SEOUL--North Korea said on Sunday it had tested a hypersonic missile under the supervision of leader Kim Jong Un, in ⁠a drill aimed at demonstrating the reliability of its nuclear deterrent. State ...

SEOUL--North Korea on Tuesday said South Korea’s plan to build nuclear-powered submarines with U.S. approval would trigger a “nuclear domino” effect. On Friday, South Korea and the U.S. jointly ...