The Latest Breaking News from Japan

Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at a Buddhist temple in downtown Tokyo, eagerly stretching their hands to catch the dried soybeans thrown at them in the hope of warding off evil spirits and inviting good luck.

Japan has launched a navigation satellite on its flagship H3 rocket as the country seeks to have a precise positioning system of its own

The Colombian will link up with Cristiano Ronaldo in Saudi Arabia after agreeing a £71m deal while Al-Nassr’s improved £75m for Brighton’s Japanese winger was rejected by the club

"Every aspect of the animation is far superior"

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is up by +0.57% and posted a 1-week high. The dollar is climbing today on increased safe-haven demand from President Trump’s threat to impose 25% tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico on Saturday. The dollar also found support from today’s US economic news,...

Japan, 2009. It is a morning in August and, in a parking lot in Saitama – a regional centre about 30kms north of Tokyo – a rental car is spotted with a man lying in the back seat. His name is Yoshiyuki Oide. But it turns out that he’s not…

March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH25) are up +0.46%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH25) are up +0.73% this morning as solid earnings from Apple and Intel buoyed sentiment, while investors geared up for the release of the Federal Reserve’s first-line inflation gauge.

Fearnley beat Kei Nishikori 6-3 6-3 after Billy Harris was beaten by Yoshihito Nishioka

Residents near Tokyo question slow pace of effort to rescue 74-year-old as workers race to build 30-metre ramp