Japan marks 15th anniversary of Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami
Memorial services were held across the country on Wednesday to mark the 15th anniversary of the Great East…
Sumitomo Pharma Shares Drop After Stem-Therapy Backing
Sumitomo Pharma Co. shares declined after a Japanese government panel endorsed a conditional approval for its regenerative therapy,…
Takaichi expecting additional BOJ rate hike — but not in spring — adviser says
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi expects the Bank of japan to raise its policy interest rate in the near…
Australian dollar reaches ’40-year high’ against Japan’s yen, as cheap holidays fuel tourism surge
Australians visiting Japan are seeing their trips get even cheaper as the Australian dollar hits a four-decade high…
Sanae Takaichi’s stomping victory will have profound consequences for Australia and the Asia-Pacific
A stomping victory by the ruling coalition government of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has opened the way…
Japan retrieves rare earth-rich mud from seabed to lower reliance on China
TOKYO (AP) — Japan said Monday it has successfully drilled and retrieved deep-sea sediment containing rare earth minerals…
Japanese fans bid farewell to its last 2 pandas
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese panda fans gathered Sunday for the final public viewing at Tokyo’s Ueno zoo before…
Has Japan’s tourism peaked? Row with China set to slow arrivals from record high
Japan welcomed a record 42.7 million foreign visitors in 2025, fuelled by a weak yen that made it…
China could widen curbs on Japan’s imports, rare earths if tensions worsen: Morgan Stanley
China could launch anti-dumping investigations into Japanese imports, impose more export bans and discourage consumption of the country’s…
Buyers flee Japanese debt as Takaichi hits the ground spending
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE, Jan 20 (Reuters) – Japan’s government bonds are in free fall as investors take…
Japan begins test mining seabed for rare earth minerals to reduce reliance on China
Japan is going to the depths of the ocean to reduce its reliance on China. Tokyo has launched…
Drum diplomacy: Japan’s Takaichi and South Korea’s Lee end first day of summit with K-pop jam
TOKYO, Jan 14 — Japanese Prime Minster Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung rounded off…