The Latest Breaking News from Japan

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen will start Honda's home race from pole position after an impressive effort in qualifying, with McLaren duo Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris lining up right behind him in second and third.

Since its release in 1996, Bandai's Tamagotchi has endured for 27 years. The virtual pet has survived by evolving with new connected features (and even USB-C!) to continue bringing delight to users new and old.

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.43%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.13%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.88%. Stocks this morning are moderately higher, recovering from some...

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel has accused China of using “economic coercion” against Japan by banning imports of Japanese seafood in response to the release of treated wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean, while Chinese boats continue to fish off Japan’s coasts

Negativity over Japan victory is misplaced but a more clinical display in the opposition 22 will be expected against Chile

Morning Markets December E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESZ2 3) are up +0.37%, and the Dec Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ2 3) are up +0.64%. Stock index futures this morning are mildly higher, recovering from some of the significant sell-off seen over this past week. Today's decline in bond yields prompted...

Barley supplies could shrink by as much as a quarter in major exporters in a worst-case climate change scenario, Asahi CEO Atsushi Katsuki told the FT.

Yamaha has released the 2023 YZF-R125 and YZF-R15 in the Japanese market, with the biggest update consisting of a slipper clutch.

Like the 1988 McLaren and the 1992 Williams, the 2023 Red Bull is peerless, and Max Verstappen’s team can claim the constructors’ title in Japan on Sunday