The review comes as higher public pension payments burden low-income earners with higher nursing care insurance premiums.

Nobody likes a back-seat driver. Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda now has two — and they want to move at different speeds.

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will be aiming to convey Tokyo’s views on Beijing while highlighting the strength of the ...

The Bank of Japan reportedly inquired with market participants about exchange-rate levels, a step often seen as a precursor ...

Instead of scripting jokes, Mike Paxman and Alex T Thomas, two comedians with ADHD, decided to lean into the way their brains ...

Shinjuku Station is a sprawling transport complex with multiple rail firms that serve more than 2.7 million passengers every day.

Rice prices had been rising since the summer of 2024, when a supply shortage triggered what became known as the Reiwa-era ...

After storage the fuel should be moved to the Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant for processing, but completion of the Rokkasho plant has been delayed.

The storm is forecast to approach eastern Japan over the holiday period, bringing heavy rain, strong winds and high waves.

Tesla has been highlighting the subsidies in its ads in Japan, targeting customers in the market dominated by domestic brands ...

All sections on the high-speed line linking Hakata Station in Fukuoka Prefecture and Kagoshima-Chuo Station in Kagoshima Prefecture are operational.

Kim Yo Jong has accused the U.S. of driving tensions on the Korean Peninsula through a series of multinational exercises with South Korea and Japan.