The Latest Breaking News from Japan

Japan and China are blaming each other after Tokyo raised concern that a Chinese fighter jet came dangerously close to Japanese reconnaissance planes

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM25) are down -0.35%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM25) are down -0.30% this morning as concerns around U.S. trade policy and escalating geopolitical tensions weighed on sentiment, while investors awaited the release of crucial producer inflation data.

Former Wallabies captain Will Genia is weighing up his future after finishing up a six-year stint in Japanese rugby and is open to offers.

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Wednesday fell by -0.43%. The dollar erased an overnight rally and turned lower after Wednesday’s Fed-friendly US May CPI report bolstered expectations for the Fed to cut interest rates later this year. Also, the wider-than-expected US May federal budget deficit was bearish for the dollar...

Japan’s Princess Kako of Akishino, a niece of Emperor Naruhito, was welcomed by Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at a private ceremony

"I'd like to think that players of Onimusha: Way of the Sword will enjoy comparing the real world location with our work in the game"

The DNA of rare small-clawed otters in captivity in Japan has been matched to wild populations in poaching hotspots in Thailand

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM25) are trending down -0.14% this morning after the U.S. and China agreed on a framework to ease trade tensions, but investors were left disappointed by the lack of details, with the focus now shifting to the release of key U.S. inflation data.

Mirrorless cameras dominate Japan's May sales chart of Yodobashi Camera, while compacts and the new Sigma BF miss out entirely