The Latest Breaking News from Japan

BKFC and RIZIN have already exchanged talent, with a former UFC title challenger set to make his bareknuckle debut in Japan.

The auto industry is set for solid growth due to rapid urbanization, the rising popularity of electric vehicles, and increased new vehicle sales. Given this backdrop, it could be wise to buy top auto stocks, such as Isuzu Motors (ISUZY), AB Volvo (VLVLY), and Subaru (FUJHY). Read more.

Japan faces a critical decline in birth rates, prompting urgent action to address demographic challenges and societal norms.

The Japanese government data shows the country's birth rate fell to a new low for the eight straight year in 2023

The consumer finance sector is projected to experience solid growth and expansion, driven by easy access to loans and credit facilities and the emergence of advanced digital financial platforms. Amid this backdrop, growth-oriented investors could consider adding consumer finance stocks Nomura Holdings (NMR), WEX Inc. (WEX), and ORIX (IX) to…

‘We can’t take this type of craft for granted anymore,’ says COS design director Karin Gustafsson, who worked with Kyoto shibori artisan Kazuki Tabata on the airy summer collection. Wallpaper* heads to Japan’s former capital to find out more

Influencers blamed as unruly visitors disrupt community in their search for the perfect picture

Pop-culture powerhouse Japan wants to expand its overseas market for video games, manga and anime fourfold to $130 billion in about a decade, the government has said.

Japan's capital will launch its own dating app as early as this summer as part of government efforts to boost the plunging national birth rate, a Tokyo official said Tuesday.

Japan plans to launch the world's first wooden satellite this year, in an effort to reduce the environmental impacts of reentering spacecraft.

"Look, name me a president that's gotten as much done as I've gotten done in my first three and a half years."