Modern Japan sounds like a sci-fi premise: the incredible shrinking country. Japan may have one of the longest national life expectancies, about 85 years, and the world's largest city, Tokyo.

April 24 (Reuters) - Japanese investors were net buyers of overseas bonds in the week through April 19, as U.S. bond markets recovered somewhat after a heavy selloff earlier this month.

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — The Japanese, who the Allied Forces and indigenous Cordillera guerrillas fought to liberate Baguio City at the end of World War II, are now helping preserve the ...

WASHINGTON, April 25 (Reuters) - Japan may have averted U.S. pressure for a stronger yen in bilateral finance talks on Thursday, but a closer look at officials' descriptions of the meeting ...

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba left Sunday (Apr 27) for a four-day trip to Vietnam and the Philippines, as Tokyo seeks to shore up regional ties after United States President Donald ...

The Embassy of Japan in Barbados has announced the opening of applications for the 2026 Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Programme for Research Students. Nationals of Barbados, Antigua and ...

And while a number of local arcades in Japan have held on longer than most, their numbers have been dwindling in recent years as well. To capture those spots before it’s too late, photographer ...

Nintendo has started inviting customers in Japan to preorder the Switch 2 from its online store, but it seems scammers are trying to ruin the fun. In a machine-translated post on X, Nintendo ...

Don’t worry: It’s general enough to apply to the rest of Japan. But for busy people, here’s a summary of things you should know about what to do before, during and after an earthquake in Japan.

China has escalated its war of words by branding American and Japanese destroyers as 'enemy vessels.' The People's Liberation Army made the unprecedented peacetime move in an information display ...

Oracle Red Bull Racing will honour a Championship-winning partnership with Honda at this week's 2025 Japanese Grand Prix as part of a team takeover in Tokyo and Suzuka. Here is all you need to ...

Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato told G7 countries on Thursday that “US tariffs are highly disappointing.” Tariffs are customs duties levied on certain merchandise imports or a ...