The Latest Breaking News from Japan

Shohei Ohtani, the Japanese baseball superstar, named AP Male Athlete of the Year for the third time, continues to inspire fans worldwide with his remarkab...

Committee on Foreign Investment in the US fails to agree on national security risks of proposed takeover of US Steel.

Japanese automakers Honda and Nissan will attempt to merge and create the world’s third-largest automaker by sales as the industry undergoes dramatic changes in its transition away from fossil fuels

Plans, which include Mitsubishi, announced as Japan tries to gain foothold in electric vehicle market.

Diffar, a newly founded Japanese beauty brand, creates perfume oils for hair in its Mount Fuji laboratory that are set to travel the world

March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH25) are up +0.12%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH25) are up +0.48% this morning, extending Friday’s solid gains after muted U.S. inflation data helped reignite Federal Reserve rate cut bets, while investors also awaited a fresh batch of U.S. economic data this week.

Japanese carmakers Honda and Nissan have announced plans to merge, creating the world's third largest automaker

This masterpiece set in feudal Japan had the guts to confound every expectation going. The result was a tense, beautiful game of chess that was just about as perfect as television gets

Japanese auto giants Honda and Nissan on Monday agreed to launch talks on a merger seen as a bid to catch up with Chinese rivals and Tesla on electric vehicles.