New York Fed inquiries about the cost of exchanging yen for dollars signaled to traders on Friday that the U.S. government ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has dissolved the lower house of Parliament, paving the way for a Feb. 8 snap election.

Japan has reported it posted a trade deficit for the fifth straight year in 2025 as exports were hit by President Donald Trump’s tariffs and a diplomatic rift with neighboring China.

Passengers tied their waste in small bags and hung them beside their seats instead of throwing it on the floor. | Trending ...

The Japan Times covered the emergence of bear encounters on ski resorts in the Nagano Prefecture. The Hakuba47 Mountain ...

For instance, at a train station, people are often seen standing patiently in queue to board the train, queue before entering ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sanae Takaichi, Japan's prime minister, speaks during a news conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Japan, on ...

TOKYO, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering calling a snap parliamentary election in the first half of February, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Friday, citing ...

BEIJING (AP) — China escalated its trade tensions with Japan on Wednesday by launching an investigation into imported dichlorosilane, a chemical gas used in making semiconductors, a day after it ...

Tokyo is concerned at signs that Beijing may be laying the groundwork to restrict access to the metals vital to manufacturing. By River Akira Davis Reporting from Tokyo Coded threats from China that ...

The mileage my sneakers earned on my first full day in Tokyo was 12.4 miles, and impressively, some of my gum wrappers logged just as much.

A business improvement district in Manhattan will pay tribute to the television personality Andy Cohen in an unusual way. By James Barron Good morning. It’s Tuesday. Today we’ll find out about an ...