Japanese fans bid farewell to its last 2 pandas
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese panda fans are gathering Sunday for the final public viewing at Tokyo’s Ueno zoo…
Japan inflation cools to 2.1%, lowest since March 2022, but rice prices loom large ahead of election
An employee at the Celsior Wadamachi supermarket in Yokohama, Japan, on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. Soaring food costs…
Thousands bid farewell to last 2 pandas in Japan before their return to China
TOKYO (AP) — Thousands of people flocked to Tokyo’s Ueno zoo to have a last glimpse of the…
Japan’s Takaichi wins fans with style and ‘work, work, work’ mantra
TOKYO (AP) — The pledge by Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to “work, work, work, work and work”…
Asian markets are mixed following Wall Street’s lackluster finish
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mixed in Asia on Monday while U.S. futures advanced after Wall Street’s lackluster…
Japan’s economy contracts as exports get hit by US tariffs
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s economy sank at an annualized rate of 1.8% in the July-September period, government data…
Japan’s sushi legend in ‘Jiro Dreams of Sushi’ documentary turns 100
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese sushi legend Jiro Ono won three Michelin stars for more than a decade, the…
What’s ahead for Japan’s economy under its first female prime minister
TOKYO (AP) — Share prices have soared recently in Tokyo on hopes that conservative Japanese lawmaker Sanae Takaichi,…