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Japan's government revised up its economic forecast for the fiscal year to next March and projected that growth would ...

Thirteen European countries and Japan have condemned Israel’s decision earlier in the month to approve 19 new Jewish ...

The Japanese government will tighten regulations and end financial support for large-scale solar power projects to protect ...

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Japan’s two-year government bond yield rose after an auction of the tenor drew weak demand amid speculation that the Bank of ...

Beijing’s reaction was predictably harsh. It threatened that Tokyo’s intervention would end in a “crushing defeat ,” warned ...

Forget the figgy pudding! The fried chicken chain has been a holiday staple in the East Asian country since the mid-1970s ...

Japan has sounded out the United States about the possibility of a visit by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in the latter half ...

The yield for the tenor fell 1.5 basis points to 1.085% in morning Tokyo trading, while yields for the 10-year bond are down ...

Masashi “Jumbo” Ozaki, whose 113 worldwide victories were the most of any player from Japan, died Wednesday in his home ...

The Mainichi Shimbun answers some questions readers may have about Japan's postpartum care hotels, used by mothers after ...