A complicated aspect of Japan’s inbound foreign tourism boom is, ironically, that some of the most simple pleasures in Japan are proving extremely popular with tourists. So while there isn’t much ...

Japan's real wages in November fell 2.8 percent from a year earlier, marking the 11th consecutive month of decline and the sharpest drop since last January, as pay growth continued to lag behind ...

Aomori prefectural police have arrested a 30-year-old man on suspicion of assault for burning his preschool-aged daughter's arm with a lighter. The incident occurred between October 18 and 25 last ...

Japan will embark on a rare earth mining test in the Pacific at a depth of 6,000 meters around Minamitori Island this month, hoping to counter China's dominance in the supply of the elements crucial ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Wednesday he wanted a new meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump as their officials revisited the two most problematic issues ‌in talks aimed at ...

Firefighters warned millions of Australians of "catastrophic" bushfire dangers on Thursday as they battled multiple blazes stoked by a heatwave blanketing the country. Temperatures are forecast to ...

The Trump administration will withdraw from dozens of international organizations, including the U.N.'s population agency and the U.N. treaty that establishes international climate negotiations, as ...

The year 2026 will be one of "great chaos," for both the world and Japan, predicts Shukan Post (Jan 16-23). The weekly magazine's special report features 14 separate sections, ranging from stock ...

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday he would meet leaders of Denmark next week but signaled no retreat from President Donald Trump's aim to take over Greenland, and alarmed allies ...

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a Minneapolis driver on Wednesday during the Trump administration's latest immigration crackdown on a major American city — a shooting ...

We’ve all been there – splitting a bill at dinner, covering a mate’s coffee, or sending a quick transfer for concert tickets. It’s part of modern social life. As money becomes increasingly digital and ...