Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor, pharmacist, tax accountant, bus driver, chef. Name the profession, and Japan ...

Two people in a city north of Tokyo, Japan were injured after a bear wandered into a grocery store and began rummaging through food, Japanese authorities said on Wednesday. According to Japan’s ...

The Japanese Yen weakened sharply in reaction to Sanae Takaichi’s election as the leader of Japan's ruling LDP. Japan's Nikkei 225 rallies to a fresh record high amid stimulus hopes and further weighs ...

Released on October 2, Ghost of Yotei is quickly garnering praise from Japanese gamers who are busy exploring Sucker Punch’s depiction of 1600s Japan. Its choice of setting, picturesque scenery, and ...

6:52 p.m. - Some key quotes from Takaichi's post-victory press conference. - On rising prices and the government's relationship with the Bank of Japan: "Demand-pull inflation -- wage increases driving ...

TOKYO — Japan’s governing party elected Sanae Takaichi as its new leader on Saturday, setting her up to become the U.S. ally’s first female prime minister. Takaichi defeated Shinjiro Koizumi 185 to ...

The Trump administration has big plans for the massive pot of money promised by Japan and other countries as part of their trade deals with the United States. But the eye-popping sums, as well as the ...

Japan could end up with its first female prime minister or its youngest leader in more than a century after a party leadership election on Saturday. The governing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is ...

Japan’s ruling party is in trouble, and it knows it. The country is rife with political instability, having cycled through four prime ministers in the last five years – all members of the Liberal ...

The woman in the produce section of the Hell’s Kitchen grocery store is clad casually, to say the least, in T-shirt and sneakers, a shopping bag slung over her shoulder. Is it her? Or is she the one ...

Silent Hill F is just right around the corner, and players are curious whether they should play the game in its English or Japanese dub. With Konami announcing the English voice cast, it is clear that ...

Japan’s foreign aid agency has scrapped a cultural exchange initiative with African countries after an online misinformation campaign led to a torrent of complaints and fear of increased immigration.