TOKYO -- TOKYO (AP) — Sanae Takaichi made history by becoming Japan's first female prime minister in October. She must now ...

On July 17, 2018, Japan signed an Economic Partnership Agreement ("Japan-EU EPA") with the European Union ("EU"). Once the Japan-EU EPA is implemented, 99 percent of EU custom duties and 94 percent of ...

BTS and TWICE both had an amazing year on the Billboard charts in Japan! On December 7, Billboard Japan published its annual year-end charts for 2018, and both group made multiple appearances in the ...

More than 7,000 cases of suspected money laundering tied to crypto were reported to Japanese police in 2018, a more than tenfold increase from the 669 cases over a nine month period during the ...

Tokyo >> After months of scandals in sports, politics — and society as a whole — the top buzzword of 2018 struck a notably positive tone as the year winds down. The top buzzword is “sodane,” a ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese stocks will be largely flat in 2018 and then rise over 3 percent next year, in part supported by cheap valuations, but gains will be limited by a global economy hit by trade ...

July 23, 2018, was a day unlike any seen before in Japan. It was the peak of a weekslong heat wave that smashed previous temperature records across the historically temperate nation. The heat started ...

The Shibutanis, competing for the first time in seven years, showed they are 2026 Milan Cortina medal contenders in the ...

Just because bigger franchises perform well in Western territories doesn’t mean they’re comparably successful in every market worldwide. In recent years, Assassin’s Creed has found its stride with ...

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FC Bayern and the Japan Football Association (JFA) are extending their partnership by a further three years. The existing ...

Japan is the Holy Grail for skiers who love to ski deep powder. On the northern island of Hokkaido, the mountains are known for frequent snowfall, après ski means soaking in an outdoor onsen with a ...