The Latest Breaking News from Japan

Rice is essential to Japanese culture, tradition and politics

When it comes to buying a new car, the debate between foreign cars and American brands is as old as the open road. Whether you’re a die-hard fan of Detroit muscle or you’ve always admired the precision of Japanese engineering, you’ve probably noticed that foreign cars often get praised for…

Travel agencies in Hong Kong are reporting a steep decline in holiday bookings to Japan, particularly around the Easter period.

The ‘Big N’ is big in Japan –and it’s all thanks to the Nikon Z5 II

The 2026 Toyota RAV4 is here. The newest version of Toyota's wildly popular crossover has gone hybrid-only, with the choice of a normal hybrid system or a more powerful plug-in model. In America, you can only pair that plug-in with standard all-wheel drive. It's a different story in Europe and…

This is what you need to know to shop for the ultimate Japanese knife for your kitchen

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM25) are down -0.70%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM25) are down -0.67% this morning as Treasury yields continue to rise on worries about U.S. government debt while U.S. President Donald Trump pushes to advance his tax bill.

The world's fourth-largest economy is one of the hardest hit by the US administration's elevated trade tariffs on cars, resulting in Japanese exports slowing in April.

Investors seem to be starting to wonder if they've taken the recovery in U.S. assets just far enough.