Japan marks modern-day adventurer's final stop on 46,000 km trek across Asia
Japan is seeing a record boom in tourism, but one recent visitor travelled more than the circumference of the earth to get ...
American tourist arrested in Japan and accused of defacing shrine gate
Steve Lee Hayes carved letters onto a pillar of a gate of a shrine in Shibuya and was arrested on suspicion of property ...
Japan will resume V-22 flights after inquiry finds pilot error caused incident last month
The Japanese army's fleet of hybrid-helicopter aircraft have been cleared to resume operations after being grounded following ...
Japan’s Nikkei rises as auto, bank shares gain
TOKYO, - Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Friday as a weaker yen lifted automakers, and financial stocks gained after raising their annual profit forecasts. The Nikkei was up 0.8% at 38,842.13 by ...
Japan planning $87 bln extra budget to fund stimulus package, paper says
The Japanese government is making arrangements to compile a supplementary budget of about 13.5 trillion yen ($87 billion) to ...
Japan's economy grows for a second straight quarter on the back of consumer spending
Japan’s economy eked out an annual rate of 0.9% growth in the July-September quarter as consumer spending held up ...
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Japan’s Shimane 2 prepares to power up
Japan’s Chugoku Electric Power Company has notified the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) that it plans to restart unit 2 ...
Tokyo is the perfect destination for overseas startups: Here’s why
It now wants to attract the world’s smartest minds to come and collaborate with local, like-minded tech entrepreneurs; this ...
Japan’s reelected Prime Minister Ishiba vows to step up reform
A vote is mandatory following a general election, and Ishiba is expected to be re-elected in a runoff against the top ...