Calls to speed up interest rate hikes were expressed at the Bank of Japan's July 30-31 policy-setting meeting amid rising ...

The Bank of Japan's "tankan" quarterly survey for September, due out Thursday, is expected to show an improvement in business sentiment among major Japanese manufacturers, according to forecasts by ...

News; Death Toll from Typhoon Dujuan Rises to 14 in Japan, A Week On; Death Toll from Typhoon Dujuan Rises to 14 in Japan, A ...

Precipitation was observed in Central Tokyo for 33 consecutive days from Aug. 27 through Monday, due in part to rains brought by fronts and typhoons, tying the record for the longest such spell since ...

News; Typhoon Surigae Likely to Travel near Izu Island Chain Thursday; Typhoon Surigae Likely to Travel near Izu Island Chain Thursday. News from Japan. Society Sep 28, 2026 18:55 ...

Police in Gunma Prefecture have arrested a 30-year-old man wanted in connection with a case in which his former wife's ...

News; Beer Makers Prep for Battle as Japan Unifies Liquor Taxes; Beer Makers Prep for Battle as Japan Unifies Liquor Taxes.

Noriyuki Higashiyama, president of Japanese talent agency Smile-Up. Inc., formerly Johnny & Associates Inc., said Monday that ...

Former Yokohama Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka, who resigned this month following a power harassment scandal, informed his ...

In the recent cabinet reshuffle and Liberal Democratic Party executive personnel changes, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae ...

So Kuramoto, who wrote scripts for many popular Japanese television dramas including the "Kita no Kuni kara" series, died of ...

Cases of self-harm and attempted suicide requiring emergency transportation by ambulance are on the increase in Japan, ...