The Latest Breaking News from Japan

A look at some of the men's national teams and club sides that lost major trophies in their home country or at their own stadium...

The future of US Steel hangs in the balance amid a proposed sale to Japan’s Nippon, which both candidates have vowed to block

Shigeru Ishiba, potential next prime minister of Japan, known for centrist policies, defense focus, and support for diversity and gender equality.

For decades nori-wrapped rice dish was mainly a snack eaten at home or in a bento, but now it has come into its own

Moderate faces challenges over cost-of-living crisis, public trust and threats to regional stability from China and North Korea

December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ24) are trending down -0.04% this morning as investors braced for the release of the Federal Reserve’s first-line inflation gauge, which will offer further insights into the trajectory of U.S. interest rates.

The person chosen to lead Japan’s governing party, and become prime minister next week, is a veteran politician with deep policy experience, a taste for curry and anime — and big challenges ahead of him as he tries to unite a fractious party and hold off an opposition eager to…

In a 30-year career spanning Europe, Japan and Australia it takes James Courtney an impressively short amount of time to nominate Garth Tander as his favourite team-mate.

In a vote to replace Fumio Kishia as head of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), party members have elected Shigeru Ishiba as their new leader. Given the LDP’s majority in parliament, the party leader will become prime minister by default.