The extra budget, totaling about ¥18.3 trillion ($117 billion), will be funded by ¥11.7 trillion in additional bond issuance.

Japan aims to bolster its relations with these countries, which are located in a strategically important region sometimes ...

Their average costs stood at about ¥116,000 for junior high schools, up some ¥10,000 from last year, and some ¥232,000 for ...

A draft budget for fiscal 2026, which begins April 1 next year, will be submitted to parliament early next year. In September, official estimates put the total budget at ¥122 trillion ($781 billion).

Hong Kong rescue workers are seeking to contain a major blaze at a high-rise complex that’s killed at least 36 people and ...

Global sales, including at its Daihatsu and Hino units, climbed 3% from a year earlier to 1 million units — an October record ...

The Journal reported that Trump's advice to Japan's prime minister was subtle, and he did not pressure Takaichi to walk back ...

The move is designed to align the tax with guests’ ability to pay as people are increasingly opting for high-priced ...

According to the report by the NPA's special inspection team, DNA analyses in 130 cases deemed inappropriate by the ...

Exposed data may include email addresses and phone numbers, but credit card information is not included in this data exposure ...

The origins of the respective parties and who backs them — rather than left-right labels — are more consistent indicators of ...

Residents began mobilizing to track down the hundreds authorities said were still missing, creating WhatsApp groups and an ...