The downpour drenched the Noto Peninsula on Saturday, triggering landslides and washing away people and homes, Japan’s national broadcaster said. By Yan Zhuang and Miharu Nishiyama Six people ...

TOKYO, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Japan's government said on Wednesday the economy was in moderate recovery but it remains cautious due to potential global economic risks and financial market volatility.

Japan's population is in freefall, with fewer babies born, more elderly in the workforce, and a shrinking number of residents overall. The country faces a demographic crisis that policymakers fear ...

TOKYO: The number of people in Japan aged 100 or older has hit a record high of more than 95,000 - almost 90 per cent of them women - government data showed on Tuesday (Sep 17).

TOKYO, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Japan Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Tuesday the government will continue to analyse the impact of the strengthening yen on the economy and respond appropriately.

The population of people aged 65 and over in Japan was estimated at 36.25 million as of Sunday, up by 20,000 from a year earlier and hitting a record high, the internal affairs ministry said ahead ...

Katsuro Kitagawa, director-general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's European Affairs Bureau, held talks in Moscow on Friday with Lyudmila Vorobyova, director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's ...

The same is true when it comes to Japan. Gaming fans can easily travel to and around Japan thanks to these fun and complex games that let their players explore everything from modern Tokyo to ...

Japan will have a new leader after outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s governing Liberal Democratic Party holds a vote on Sept. 27 to choose his replacement. (AP Photo) Japan’s former Environment ...

TOKYO: Japan scrambled fighter jets after Russian aircraft flew around the archipelago for the first time in five years, Tokyo's defence ministry said on Friday (Sep 13). From Thursday morning to ...

He was the 2014 recipient of the Vaughn-Ueda International Journalist prize. Will China's strategy toward Japan change significantly? This serious concern has inevitably arisen following the ...