Japan's ruling and opposition parties are set to start full-scale talks as early as around the Golden Week holiday period from late April to early May on measures to address the shrinking number of imperial family members.
When Prime Minister Fumio Kishida began a historic summit Wednesday at the White House, he came with an important message for U.S. President Joe Biden: Japan is ready to act as America's "global partner" in maintaining the rules-based international order and countering China’s growing assertiveness.
Fast Retailing clocked a 7% second-quarter profit growth that fell slightly short of market estimates, but the Uniqlo owner retained its annual profit guidance, keeping it on course to report a third straight year of record earnings.
Public support for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Cabinet has fallen to 16.6% in April, a new low for the administration since its launch in October 2021, a Jiji Press opinion poll shows.
Zwickau, a city in Germany’s east, may not be as famous as Detroit, but its economy has revolved around internal combustion engines since August Horch established Audi here at the beginning of the 20th century.
The next time you next see red, don't snap at your colleagues or scream into a pillow — writing down your feelings, then shredding or throwing them away is an effective way to calm down, a Japanese study has found.
Yuko Kishida, wife of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, met with around 20 U.S. high school students learning Japanese, together with U.S. first lady Jill Biden, at a White House library on Wednesday.
A year into Sudan's civil war, Iranian-made armed drones have helped the army turn the tide of the conflict, halting the progress of the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Force and regaining territory around the capital, a senior army source has said.
Mobile phone carrier NTT Docomo and Amazon Japan said Wednesday that they launched a service in which NTT Docomo's "d Point" reward points can be earned and used on the Amazon shopping website.
Japan will donate 250 new cherry blossom trees to the United States, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said at his welcome ceremony at the White House on Wednesday.
A recent survey has shown that the number of companies doing business related to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. in Japan rose by 10.3% compared to two years ago, thanks to a steady expansion of the firm's supply chains in the country.
Apple was pressed on Thursday to take action on Vietnam's detention of climate experts, with activist organizations saying it should weigh in given that the country has become a key manufacturing hub for the iPhone-maker.
A Hong Kong man with Portuguese nationality was jailed for five years on Thursday for "incitement to secession," the first dual-national convicted under the city's Beijing-made national security law.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping and former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou just used a landmark meeting to underscore their view that the two sides of the strait are close as family. Trade data tell a different story.
An estimated 23.3 million people in Japan are expected to travel during the Golden Week holidays, marking a robust resurgence to 90% of pre-pandemic levels, according to survey results from travel agency JTB.
A host club worker in Tokyo’s Kabukicho district has been arrested for allegedly serving alcohol to an underage girl, local media reported Wednesday.
No other politician has such a wide "perception gap" in his home country and abroad than Fumio Kishida. The prime minister, on a state visit to the United States, declared the Japan-U.S. relationship as a "global partnership" at his summit meeting with President Joe Biden. Biden gave an unreserved thumbs up with U.S. media coverage being relatively favorable, while the Japanese media was mixed at best.
Narendra Modi often says he likes to think big, dream big and act big.
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical’s beni kōji scandal has prompted growing repercussions in Taiwan, where health authorities have announced steps that will help consumers get refunds from the Japanese drugmaker.
Thai armored cars patrolled the town of Mae Sot on Wednesday as the deep boom of artillery thundered across the border in Myanmar, where the junta and an ethnic armed group fought for a second day near a vital trade hub.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida presented Wajima-nuri lacquerware from the earthquake-hit Noto region in Ishikawa Prefecture to U.S. President Joe Biden in a gift exchange at the White House on Tuesday.
Yayoi Kusama may have her detractors, but the purveyor of polka dots has proved yet again that she’s a commercial powerhouse. According to a report released last week from insurer Hiscox, the 95-year-old was the highest-grossing contemporary artist last year.
Leading technology, finance and media executives gathered at the White House on Wednesday for a state dinner honoring Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, as U.S. President Joe Biden looked to bolster security and economic ties between the two allies with the star-studded celebration.
The pageantry unfolding in Washington this week, and again this summer, will speak volumes about the U.S. and its changing role in the world, as telegraphed through its alliances.
Three months after the Noto Peninsula earthquake, many victims still find themselves stuck in evacuation centers or damaged homes. And for many evacuees, a nonprofit organization providing temporary pet care has become a lifeline.
