The Latest Breaking News from Japan

Under the relentless pressure of the rolling waves of economic turbulence, Japan's manufacturing industry heroically battles on yet suffers extended PMI de...

U.S. Navy officer Lt. Ridge Alconis, detained in Japan over an accident, comes home after 500 days. Alconis and family await possible home custody.

Japanese history plays a powerful part in writer/director Takashi Yamazaki's Godzilla Minus One plot, as it influenced its very specific time period.

Morning Markets December E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESZ2 3) are up +0.59%, and Dec Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ2 3) are up +0.48%, both at 23-month highs. Stock index futures this morning are extending Wednesday’s gains after the Fed signaled an end to its tightening campaign. The Fed also pivoted...

Jones heads back to the job where he masterminded the greatest upset in rugby history, but his return feels like inviting an arsonist to light the winter fire

4-day International Conclave on "Globalizing Indian Thought" begins in Mysuru, with keynote addresses by dignitaries from India & Japan.

Strap in for a suspense-filled ride as Japan's central hub of monetary magic, the BOJ, prepares to hold course steady, maybe even flashing some signs of a ...

Amid a swirling political scandal, Japan's fiscal fate hangs in the balance, potentially paving the way for a smooth transition in economic policies.

Eve Jackson takes a look at the week's culture news, from "Barbie" director Greta Gerwig being named head of the Cannes Film Festival jury to exhibitions from one of Europe's most expensive painters, Scottish artist Peter Doig, at Paris's Musée d'Orsay and the most famous contemporary African painter of his…

A Navy officer jailed in Japan over a deadly car crash that killed two Japanese citizens has been transferred into U.S. custody and is being returned to the United States

The former England coach, who failed to get Australia out of their group in France, said he had not interviewed for the Japan job until this month.