The Latest Breaking News from Japan

Country braces for seventh typhoon of the year

Japanese PM Kishida pledges peace on WWII anniversary but faces criticism for omitting wartime atrocities acknowledgment and ministers' visit to controvers...

Typhoon Ampil intensifies in the western Pacific, impacting Japanese railways and airlines during peak travel season. Japan braces for potential disruption...

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has vowed to step up his country’s effort to defend a rules-based international order in a solemn ceremony marking the 79th anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War II

Japan's economy rebounds with 3.1% growth in Q2 driven by domestic demand and exports. Concerns over macro policies and upcoming leadership change.

Asian shares rise on positive U.S. inflation data and Japan's economic growth, with markets showing gains. Japan's economy grows at 3.1% annual rate in Apr...

Japan was set on Thursday to lift a week-old warning that a "megaquake" potentially causing colossal damage and loss of life could strike, the government said.

Japan has an estimated 9 million abandoned homes as rural areas grapple with rapid population decline.

Asian markets mostly mirrored positive strides on Wall Street in early trade Thursday, as easing US consumer inflation buoyed hopes that a big interest rate cut was around the corner and economic growth in Japan outpaced expectations.

Asian shares are trading mostly higher after the latest update on U.S. inflation came in almost exactly as economists expected, and data on Japan’s economy showed relatively healthy growth

American-Canadian anti-whaling activist Paul Watson will remain in custody pending a decision to potentially extradite him to Japan, a Greenland court ruled on Thursday. Watson was arrested in Greenland last month on an international arrest warrant and is facing charges related to a 2010 confrontation with Japanese whaling ships.