The Latest Breaking News from Japan

The downsides of living in Japan as a foreigner.

President Donald Trump has been ramping up his tariff threats against Japan, accusing the country of refusing to buy U.S. rice. But economist and gold advocate Peter Schiff says the U.S. should look in the mirror first.

Since 1970, 73% of global wildlife has been lost, while the world’s population has doubled to 8 billion. Research shows this isn’t a coincidence but that population growth is causing a catastrophic decline in biodiversity.

The US and Japan are still in trade talks as the deadline for the reciprocal tariff pause approaches

Trump says Japan is ‘spoiled’ and that he doubts the US will make a deal with the country.

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU25) are up +0.03%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU25) are up +0.08% this morning as investors sit on their hands ahead of the all-important U.S. payrolls report that will offer fresh insight into the labor market and the path of interest rates.

Spain’s economy is thriving, driven by a global boost in services, mainly tourism, overtaking the sluggish performance of the Japanese economy in the last decade.

Japan will from January attempt to extract rare earth minerals from the ocean floor in the deepest trial of its kind, the director of a government innovation programme said Thursday.

As aviation experts dig deeper into the causes of the sudden descent, the incident adds to a growing list of mid-air safety scares in 2025.

Residents asked to be prepared to take shelter and evacuate in case of stronger earthquakes

Wales warmed up for the two-Test series by using a heat chamber at their home training base.