The Latest Breaking News from Japan

Japanese, U.S. and South Korean leaders will likely hold talks on Aug. 18 at Camp David, a U.S. presidential villa near Washington, according to Japanese and U.S. government sources.

The number of foreign visitors to Japan in one month exceeded 2 million for the first time in 3 years and 5 months in June, according to the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO).

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Thursday rallied to a 1-week high and rose by +0.57%. A jump in bond yields Thursday supported the dollar. Also, signs of strength in the U.S. labor market are hawkish for Fed policy and bullish for the dollar after weekly initial unemployment claims unexpectedly fell...

A flag carried by a Japanese soldier killed in action during World War II is returning to the man's family

Bug report: The rich only ever seem to get richer.

Japan with Jane McDonald sees the beloved singer and presenter heading off to another far-flung corner of the world and taking in the sights in Japan.

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.45%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.54%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -1.45%. Stocks are mostly lower today, although the Dow Jones...

Four separate incidents on a beach in Fukui prefecture on July 16 echo a string of attacks in the same region last year that may have been perpetrated by a single Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin.

Morning Markets September E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESU2 3) this morning are down -0.22%, and Sep Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU2 3) are down -0.66%. Stock indexes this morning are lower as some disappointing quarterly earnings results weigh on technology stocks. Netflix is down more than -7% in pre-market trading...

Records say the suspect ‘jumped’ and ‘shoved’ the diplomat to the ground

England will go into the World Cup as one of the tournament favourites after winning the Euros