The Latest Breaking News from Japan

Researchers say breakthrough could pave the way to realistic humanoids in the future.

Parents and campaigners have called on education and health authorities to end the practice of requiring children to strip off for school health checks

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is down by -0.15% and fell to a 1-week low. Strength in the yen is undercutting the dollar after stronger-than-expected Japanese wage news pushed the yen to a 1-month high against the dollar. The dollar fell to its low today after the US Aug...

Watch as Celtic star Daizen Maeda scores for Japan in thumping win.

“If the U.S. draws up a friends and family list and Japan is not on that list, then I’d question [what country] would make that list.”

Summary Aflac (AFL) shows strong technical indicators with 100% buy signals, a 47.77% gain in the last year, and a Trend Seeker buy signal. The company operates through Aflac Japan and Aflac U.S., offering various supplemental health and life insurance products. Fundamental factors include a market cap of $61.98 billion,...

Set within a 49-storey tower, Four Seasons Osaka takes the traditional ryokan experience to new heights

The three best-selling cameras in Japan right now are from Canon –and sales have gone up for its red-hot DSLR, too

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU24) are down -0.10%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU24) are down -0.15% this morning as market participants awaited a new round of U.S. economic data, with particular attention on the ADP National Employment figures.