Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has remained silent on her “earnest wish” to eliminate the consumption tax on food items in the ...
Asia shares traded mostly higher on Wednesday despite a retreat on Wall Street on selling of technology stocks, while gold ...
This year, U.S. President Donald Trump has strengthened his “America First” principle and rule by force through a military ...
The Bank of Japan has begun selling the exchange-traded funds it acquired in massive quantities as part of its large-scale ...
For the third consecutive year, net positive migration to Tokyo, or the gap between newcomers and departures, increased in 2024, putting a dent in government efforts to promote regional revitalization ...
The Ukraine-born grappler who has taken the sumo world by storm is now in deep training for a historic run at the highest prize in ⁠Japan’s national sport.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi should not count on the Bank of Japan’s help in taming sharp bond yield rises given the huge cost of intervention, including the significant risk of igniting unwelcome ...
A “Diamond Fuji” dazzled Tokyo Skytree visitors on Feb. 3, with a crowd multiple rows deep packing into the observation deck's west-facing side to witness the setting sun align perfectly with the ...
Vox Populi, Vox Dei is a popular daily column that takes up a wide range of topics, including culture, arts and social trends and developments. Written by veteran Asahi Shimbun writers, the column ...
A Chinese-linked cyberespionage group with a long history hijacked the update process for the popular code editing platform Notepad++ to deliver a custom backdoor and other malware to targeted users, ...
中国の習近平(シーチンピン)国家主席は4日夜、トランプ米大統領と電話で協議した。両首脳による電話協議は昨年11月以来。両首脳は双方の間で意思疎通が順調に続いていることを強調 ...
2026年度から5年間にわたる政府の科学技術政策に関する計画について、内閣府は、国家安全保障との連携や、デュアルユース(軍民両用)研究の推進を初めて明記する方針を固めた。防衛省の基礎研究に科学者が参画する体制整備など「科学技術政策の転換」をうたう。5 ...