Japan was set to dispatch its chief tariff negotiator to the United States for an eighth round of ministerial-level talks but ...

Nearly 60 percent of households in Japan struggled last year to make ends meet, a survey by the welfare ministry showed.

KYOTO—A group of geisha and their “maiko” apprentices gathered at Yasakajinja shrine here on July 3 for a traditional ritual ...

U.S. President Donald Trump said he had signed letters to 12 countries outlining the various tariff levels they would face on ...

The ruling coalition is in danger of losing its majority in the Upper House, a survey by The Asahi Shimbun suggests.

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TSU--For the time being, the Bank of Japan will hold off on interest rate hikes while it closely monitors developments in the ...

MANILA--Asian shares were mixed Friday after U.S. stocks climbed further into record heights as the clock ticks on President Donald Trump’s July 9 tariff deadline.

KITAKAMI, Iwate Prefecture―An 81-year-old woman was killed in a suspected bear attack in her living room here on July 4, according to police.

KOBE—A Chinese woman is accused of illegally driving tourists from her home country to areas around the Kansai region for about two years without a taxi license.

SEOUL--An unidentified North Korean man crossed the heavily fortified land border separating the two Koreas and is in South ...

Emperor Naruhito hopes that his visit to Mongolia to commemorate Japanese wartime detainees who died there under harsh ...