The Latest Breaking News from Japan

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Friday fell by -0.02%. The dollar gave up an early advance on Friday and turned lower following the weaker-than-expected August MNI Chicago PMI report and after the University of Michigan’s US August consumer sentiment index was revised lower. The dollar was also pressured by...

Japan says it plans to deploy its domestically developed long-range missiles earlier than scheduled

In the age of TikTok and shrinking attention spans, traditional auto shows are starting to look like relics of the past. Most of the action now happens on social media, as old-school marketing methods are no longer as effective. Still, some classic car events have stood the test of time.…

Pop Mart's mini Labubu sparks queues in New York and Seoul as sales hit £297M in 2025. Blind boxes, celeb fans & resale frenzy

India and Japan will "shape the Asian Century", Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Friday, on a visit expected to secure billions of dollars in Japanese investment and an upgrade to security ties.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met his Japanese counterpart at a Tokyo business forum as he begins a trip to Japan and China

The sound of machine gun fire rattled around collapsed buildings as schoolchildren eagerly explored the ravaged streets of 1930s Nanjing, delighted to be visiting the set of a Chinese blockbuster about a historic massacre.

Japan's defence ministry is aiming for a major boost to its drone arsenal as part of another record spending request made Friday to deal with a "severely intensifying security environment".

Graphic depictions of enormous phalluses and acrobatic sex positions have long rendered centuries-old Japanese "shunga" art taboo, but a rare exhibition aims to prove the genre is a world apart from male-centred porn.