The Latest Breaking News from Japan

The execution by hanging of a man convicted of killing nine people in Japan comes amidst a growing debate over the country's use of capital punishment.

A blockade of the Strait of Hormuz could affect a number of Asian countries, making renewable energy capacity a crucial guard against volatility.

Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google has been dealt a legal blow in Japan as a court has ruled that the company infringed on patents held by Pantech, resulting in a ban on the sale of its Pixel 7 series smartphones.

Asia’s dependence on Middle East oil and gas — and its slow shift to clean energy — leave it vulnerable to disruptions in shipments through the Strait of Hormuz

Takahiro Shiraishi was hanged for the murders of eight women and one man whose body parts he hid in his small apartment.

Japan on Friday executed a man dubbed the "Twitter killer" who murdered and dismembered nine people he met online, in the nation's first enactment of the death penalty since 2022.

Takahiro Shiraishi was also convicted of sexually abusing female victims

Recent comments by President Donald Trump comparing the U.S. attack on Iranian nuclear sites to the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 have sparked criticism from Japanese officials and atomic bomb survivors.

A dozen flights cancelled at Yamagata airport as attempts to chase trespasser away continue

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU25) are up +0.33%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU25) are up +0.41% this morning amid speculation that U.S. interest rate cuts could arrive earlier than expected, following a report that U.S. President Donald Trump may nominate the next Federal Reserve chair early.

The Meiji Restoration of 1868 took power from the warlords that had been the de facto rulers of Japan and consolidated it under the Emperor Meiji. With the Restoration came many changes, including the creation of a modern, western-style, conscripted army in 1873. The famous Samurai, who despite making up…