North Korea's foreign ministry has criticized Japan over a remark by a senior government official, who said that Japan should possess nuclear weapons, describing it as a direct expression of the country's long-time ambition.

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Friday that Tokyo would take appropriate action to deal with any excessive currency volatility after the yen plunged despite the central bank's decision to raise interest rates.

Japan and Mercosur, the South American trade bloc including Brazil and others, launched a strategic partnership framework on Saturday to strengthen economic and trade relations.

Japan is lifting a megaquake advisory for the country’s northeastern coast, a week after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck off northern Japan that officials said had caused an increased risk of anothe

Japan’s 10-year government bond yield hit the 2% milestone for the first time since 2006 after the Bank of Japan raised its benchmark interest rate to the highest in 30 years.

Pandas have stood for friendship between China and Japan since 1972. But the last two are about to go, and a dispute over Taiwan could get in the way of sending more.

Japan reaffirmed its decades-old pledge never to possess nuclear weapons on Friday after local media reported that a senior security official suggested the country should acquire them to deter potential aggressors.

When the leaders of China, Japan, and South Korea last met, in May 2024, observers viewed the meeting with a sense of relief. Japan and South Korea were emerging from one of the darkest periods in their bilateral relationship,

Evergreen 58-year-old striker Kazuyoshi Miura is set to join a Japanese third-division team to begin his 41th season as a professional footballer, local media reported Sunday.Miura, known as "King Kazu",