By Glenn Peoples “We’ve been trying to spread our music from Japan to the world,” Lilas Ikuta, singer for the Tokyo-based duo YOASOBI, told the audience at a sold-out Peacock Theater in Los ...

For centuries, residents in central Japan have chronicled a mysterious natural phenomenon in winter. They see its disappearance as a bad omen. By Martin Fackler and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Suwa ...

TOKYO, April 17 (Reuters) - Japan's exports rose for a sixth straight ... the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions ...

World Expo opened on Sunday with 160 countries and regions showcasing their technology, culture and food, with host Japan hoping to provide the world with some much-needed hope. Highlights at the show ...

A Japanese man wrongly convicted of murder who was the world's longest-serving death row inmate has been ... The case sparked scrutiny of the justice system in Japan, where gaining a retrial is ...

TOKYO, April 18 (Reuters) - The United States and Japan need to work together to align ... the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider ...

TOKYO : Japan's largest oil refiner, Eneos, said on Tuesday that it will gradually halt production of lubricants and some petroleum products at its Yokohama plant near Tokyo by March 2028 ...

HOUSTON, U.S./TOKYO -- U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff policy has pushed down oil prices below the point ... more pressure on trading partners like Japan to buy a commodity that the president ...

describing him as “living in a world of fantasy”. Mr Hakamada was the fifth death row inmate granted a retrial in Japan’s post-war history. All four previous cases also resulted in exonerations.

Japan's largest yakuza organised crime body has submitted a written pledge to authorities to end its wars with splinter groups, police said. The Yamaguchi-gumi has fought bloody wars with other ...

China seized mines and built factories. Japan took note and invested in Australia. But the United States did little despite concerns about control of supplies. By Keith Bradsher Keith Bradsher ...

Japanese shoppers have been switching to cashless payments at a faster rate than the government expected. Over 40 percent of all the money transacted last year is believed to have been done by ...