The Latest Breaking News from Japan

Beijing warns Tokyo over comments seen as signalling a potential military response to a Taiwan conflict

The revelation has underlined fears over the health impact of Japan’s demanding corporate culture

Elite athletes from eight Asian nations, including Mongolia, Japan, South Korea, and Thailand have joined Physical: Asia this season.

The burgeoning artificial intelligence revolution, while promising unprecedented advancements, is on a collision course with global infrastructure limitations, according to Haim Israel, Managing Director and Head of Global Thematic Research at Bank of America.

It’s the lowest profile of Saturday’s autumn internationals as 12th faces 13th in the world rankings but the Cardiff clash has one big consequence

More than 600 Pokémon will populate the trails and streets of PokéPark Kanto

Takaichi caused a stir last week after she summoned aides to her office for a 3am meeting to prepare for a budget committee hearing

It’s become an annual ritual: Shohei Ohtani wins a Most Valuable Player award and Japan celebrates with newspaper extra editions being handed out a major train station

Harry Hockings, one of three Reds players to knock back a pay cut and seek overseas deals during the COVID pandemic five years ago, will make his Japan debut.

As 2025 nears its end, there’s one mid-size truck that continues to outsell the rest in the United States—the Toyota Tacoma. The Tacoma is on track to have its best sales year in a decade, and a look at the sales results proves that American buyers still prefer Japan's truck…

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