Police said Saturday that they have arrested a 42-year-old unemployed man of no fixed address on suspicion of stealing about 650 bunches of grapes worth roughly 1.43 million yen from a greenhouse in ...

A Tokyo-based real estate developer will offer new hires joining in April next year a monthly salary of 1 million yen in a bid to recruit talent with expertise in entrepreneurship and artificial ...

For years, permanent residency in Japan (PR) has been treated as the ultimate achievement for foreigners: work for a decade, pay your taxes, stay out of trouble and earn the right to live here without ...

When the U.S. joined Japan's efforts to shore up the yen, it wasn't for nothing. This week, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent spelt out the terms: get busy on interest rate hikes and end outdated ...

House Foods Group Inc. is considering selling its curry restaurant chain operator Ichibanya Co, sources close to the matter said Monday, as part of a review of its business portfolios aimed at ...

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama held talks Monday with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent amid the yen's stubborn weakness, an official with knowledge of the matter said. The official, ...

Russia's finance minister Anton Siluanov made an unexpected appearance at the U.S.-hosted G20 finance leaders' talks Monday, and his physical attendance of the gathering after Moscow's 2022 invasion ...

An 80-year-old man was found dead after being beaten about the head at his combined shop and residence in Mine City, Yamaguchi Prefecture on Saturday. His wife, who is in her 70s, was also found ...

Around 20 Japanese manufacturers are expected to form a consortium to commercialize physical artificial intelligence systems designed to operate robots in factories and other sites, sources close to ...

Japan's nationwide emergency alert system lacks the capability to encrypt data transmitted via satellites and verify the source, making it vulnerable to fake data that could activate the warning ...

Three people died, and three others were injured in a head-on collision in western Japan between a truck and a car, local police said Monday. The three killed, identified by the police as Philippine ...

The leaders of Britain and France pledged to provide Ukraine with stronger military support — including access to classified technology and faster deliveries of air defence missiles — at a meeting of ...