Japan welcomed over 36.8 million tourists in 2024, a new record. This influx, along with a growing foreign resident population, is seemingly intensifying the centralisation of people in Tokyo, despite ongoing government efforts to counteract regional depopulation.

Japan's retailers, typically among the most tight-fisted of employers, are offering big pay increases for a second year in a row, meaning squeezed profits for companies, more spending money for workers,

Kyoto-based Mitsufuji got its start nearly 70 years ago as a weaver of decorative belts for kimonos. One day soon, it could be spinning high-tech fibres to

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — Thousands of runners from across Japan descended on this airlift hub in western Tokyo this week for an annual mid-winter classic, the Frostbite Road Race.

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son's plan to invest billions in AI in the United States shows one way to handle the new Trump administration: go big and deal with the details later.

Annual power demand for Hokkaido is expected to increase by 1.2% on average into fiscal 2034, a report has said.

One of the country's major airlines just increased its offerings to the U.S. Japan Airlines is dramatically increasing flight connections to the U.S. for the summer, which means getting to Japan will be easier than ever.

Jo Koy — real name Joseph Herbert — is scheduled to perform Jan. 29 at Yokota’s Taiyo Community Center and twice the following day at Yokosuka Naval Base’s Fleet Theater. The 2024 Golden Globes host is in the middle of an American tour. He has appeared regularly on late night television and in several Netflix specials.

The official motto of World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025, ‘Every second, SUGOI,’ has elicited reactions from Kenyans about President William Ruto's birthplace.

TOKYO--Japan's top currency official pledged to stay on guard against potential reaction in the foreign exchange market to President Trump's policies, which have already caused some swings in the yen on Tuesday.

President Trump announced a $500 billion investment into artificial intelligence infrastructure on his first full day in office. His announcement was made alongside the heads of three leading artificial intelligence companies committing billions to a joint venture called "Stargate."

The No. 2 figure in Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party said Wednesday that its lawmakers should reach a consensus if related bil