In his acclaimed first feature, the 26-year-old filmmaker interweaves private anguish and public spaces with remarkable ...

Tattoos, rituals, and a brutal code—this isn’t just organized crime. The Yakuza blend tradition and violence in a way no ...

The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady today and decided to decelerate the pace of its balance sheet drawdown next year, signaling its preference to move cautiously in removing remnants of its ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. President Donald Trump made little headway in bridging gaps over tariffs at ...

The Japanese central bank’s decision to slow the pace at which it cuts its monthly bond purchases came as its policy committee concluded a two-day meeting on Tuesday with a unanimous vote to hold ...

Central Japan Railway, real estate company Mitsui Fudosan and transport company Sagawa Express have jointly launched a ...

Nearly 80% of researchers in the field of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) who have legally changed ...

Extremely hot weather is hitting wide areas of Japan from the Kyushu to Hokuriku regions on Tuesday. Weather officials say ...

TOKYO] Japan’s Nikkei share average advanced to a four-month high on Tuesday (Jun 17), tracking overnight Wall Street gains ...

Japan's PM Shigeru Ishiba meets Trump, pressing for removal of US auto import tariffs threatening Japanese economy.

The Japanese archipelago was covered by a Pacific high-pressure system on June 17, resulting in intense heat across a wide ...

Summer temperatures are soaring and heatstroke alerts have been issued in many areas. In this extreme heat, it seems more ...