The Latest Breaking News from Japan

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Friday fell by -0.58%. The dollar was under pressure Friday as T-note yields retreated on dovish comments from Fed Governor Christopher Waller and St. Louis Fed President Alberto Musalem, who expressed their support for additional Fed interest rate cuts. Losses in the dollar accelerated...

The Baycurrent Classic in Japan offered an $8 million purse, and Xander Schauffele took the top prize. Here's the full breakdown of payouts.

Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ:RKLB) shares advanced on Friday after the aerospace manufacturer announced a new partnership with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, for two dedicated Electron rocket launches.

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is down by -0.25%. The dollar is under pressure today as T-note yields fall on dovish comments from Fed Governor Christopher Waller, who said he's open to quarter-point interest rate cuts at the coming FOMC meetings. Also, the strength in stocks today has reduced...

HOTELS: Travelling off the beaten path in Japan, Lucie Grace spends time at KAI Nagato in the heart of a tranquil spa town

The Japanese ski resort of Niseko draws tourists from across the globe with its towering peaks and legendary powder snow, but far fewer foreign skiers head to lesser-known Shiga Kogen ski area in the centre of the country – Annabel Grossman straps on her skis to try both

I’ve long been fascinated by one of the most stubborn patterns in biology: males and females rarely live the same length of time. In humans, women nearly always outlive men, with an average advantage of about five years worldwide today. This pattern holds across history, from 18th-century Swedes to contemporary…

A special group of immune cells known as regulatory T cells, or Tregs for short, became an overnight sensation when a trio of U.S. and Japanese scientists won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine on Oct. 6, 2025, for their discovery and elucidation of these cells.

An influx of tourists to the Japanese city has caused authorities to increase overnight accommodation taxes

Two-time rally champion Kalle Rovanpera, 25, will move to single-seater racing in 2026

December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ25) are trending up +0.10% this morning, attempting to end the up-and-down week on a positive note, while investors await the release of the University of Michigan’s preliminary reading on U.S. consumer sentiment and remarks from Federal Reserve officials.