By Makiko Yamazaki and Takaya Yamaguchi TOKYO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Just as Japan was finally gaining ground in its long, hard ...

The man who fatally shot former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022 will appeal his life sentence given last month by a ...

NARITA, Chiba -- Popular actors and sumo wrestlers marked the annual Setsubun ritual at a temple in Chiba Prefecture, east of ...

A viral Japanese cheesecake trend is taking over social media, offering a no-bake, no-fuss dessert. This creation, evolving from simple sablé cookies and yogurt to Biscoff-infused treats, delivers a ...

Our dollar is getting too strong,” President Trump said at the beginning of his first term, “and partially that’s my fault, because people have confidence in me.” Well, his past few weeks of erratic ...

The Bank of Japan started selling off its holdings of exchange-traded funds in January. The step is part of the central ...

Japan's Nikkei 225 stock index set another all-time high on Tuesday, bolstered by overnight gains on Wall Street and a weaker ...

Soldiers and swarms of snow ploughs battled in Japan on Tuesday (Feb 3) to clear record-breaking snowfalls that have buried ...

The annual festival in Japan sees attendees try to catch roasted soybeans and other snacks thrown at them from a temple. The ...

"It is with much heartbreak and sadness that we send out this tribute at the loss of one of the Roos family," a club ...

Unusually heavy snow killed at least 30 people in Japan in the past two weeks, officials said on Tuesday, as the government deployed troops to help clear huge drifts that left residents in the country ...

The Rugby World Cup fixtures have been released but they reveal a flaw.