The Latest Breaking News from Japan

Morning Markets June S&P 500 futures (ESM2 3) this morning are up +0.80% at a 1-3/4 month high, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM2 3) are up +1.02% at a 1-week high. U.S. stock index futures this morning are moving higher on better-than-expected inflation news. The U.S. March CPI...

Second-quarter results from Japan's Fast Retailing Co (9983.T), owner of clothing brand Uniqlo, will on Thursday offer a window into how rapidly demand in China is recovering after the lifting of pandemic curbs. The company, Japan's biggest retailer, reported a 2% dip in operating profit in the first quarter, partly…

The developer of ChatGPT said Monday that his company plans to open an office in Japan amid growing concerns about the chatbot's unauthorized collection of personal data and impact on learning environments.

Beijing has reservations about Putin’s war, but seeing Moscow take a beating is not in China’s interests.

The defence ministry's decision will green light the development of various versions of Mitsubishi's Type 12 missiles. This is the latest in a series of decisions that will see Japan nearly double its military spending over the next five years.

Former Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda has received a job offer from a prestigious university in Tokyo, days after retiring from the helm of the central bank, a university official told Reuters on Wednesday.

Japan’s Defense Ministry says it has signed contracts worth $2.8 billion with the country’s top defense contractor, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, to develop and mass produce long-range missiles for deployment as early as 2026 amid growing fear of China's increasing military strength

Japan’s plan to release nuclear wastewater from its Fukushima reactor has sparked many questions.

The Foreign Ministry on Tuesday released its annual foreign policy report, in which it describes the international community as "at a turning point" in history in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and other developments. Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi presented the report, also called a diplomatic bluebook, at a…

Cambodian police seized about 60 smartphones from a resort hotel in Sihanoukville Province in a case involving a group suspected of defrauding victims in Japan, according to Japanese investigative sources.

'Paranormasight' is a massive surprise from Square Enix, and Inverse sat down with the game's director to talk about crafting the subversive visual novel.