The Latest Breaking News from Japan

Tokyo-listed shares of SoftBank Group (OTC:SFTBY) (OTC:SFTBF) jumped as much as 13% after the Japanese giant agreed to acquire Swiss engineering firm ABB‘s (OTC:ABBNY) Robotics unit in a deal valued at $5.4 billion.

Danilo Yavhushyshyn fled the war in his native Ukraine to follow his dream of becoming a professional sumo wrestler in Japan and has taken the ancient sport by storm.

See Japan’s cherry blossoms without actually having to travel

The PGA Tour has travelled over to Japan as part of the FedEx Cup Fall series, with tee times not falling in their usual window elsewhere in the world

DLsite finds an alternative amid Visa and Mastercard moral crackdown

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today extended this week’s rally and is up by +0.22% at a 1.75-month high. Political uncertainty in France and Japan is undercutting the euro and yen, respectively, to the benefit of the dollar. Strength in stocks today is reducing liquidity demand and limiting gains in...

The PGA Tour is jetting to Japan for the Baycurrent Classic with a strong field, including many who are looking to lock up status for 2026.

Metaplanet Inc. (OTCQX:MTPLF) enters Q4 under the spotlight, with investors weighing a December shareholder meeting and bullish commentary from Strategy's (NASDAQ:MSTR) Michael Saylor against persistent technical weakness on the charts.

Japan Football Association terminates Masanaga Kageyama after he was found guilty of watching indecent images of children on a plane