The rooms are filled with elderly residents, their hands wrinkled and backs bent. They shuffle slowly down the corridors, some using walkers. Workers help them bathe, eat, walk and take their medication.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda will size up the need to raise interest rates on Friday amid heightened expectations of a hike — and barring a market shock triggered by Donald Trump’s first few days in the White House.

The tenth-busiest widebody route in Japan by number of flights is between Tokyo Narita Airport (NRT) and Bangkok Suvarnabhumi International Airport (BKK). Between January 2025 and November 2025, five different carriers will operate a total of 2,292 flights in each direction on this route.

Japan's Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi has left for the United States to attend Donald Trump's presidential inaugural ceremonies in Washington on Monday, local time. Iwaya will be the first Japanese top diplomat to participate in a US inauguration.

Most Japanese companies with operations in the United States are preparing for possible additional tariffs under the incoming Trump administration, according to a survey released on Friday by the Japan External Trade Organization.

Dashcam footage of the earthquake in Japan on New Year’s Day 2024 has been mislabeled online as showing the magnitude 6.8 earthquake in Tibet on Jan. 7, 2025, that killed 126 people and damaged four water reservoirs.

A strong earthquake struck southwestern Japan, the U.S. Geological Survey said, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami advisory.

The Russian government has announced it is ending the memorandums it signed with Japan on the operation of Japan Centers. The Japanese Embassy in Moscow has responded that the move is unacceptable.

Japanese chip gear makers trimmed their revenue forecast for fiscal 2025, citing fears of a slowdown in spending in China as well as by makers of automotive and power chips.

He wears a black bodysuit and a white mask, speaks in an electronically altered squeaky voice and makes creepiness his signature mode of art. Uketsu, whose name literally translates to “rain hole,” both words that he loves,

Free trips to New York, Indonesia and Whistler are all up for grabs with these winter travel contests. You can also win a million credit card points to go anywhere else!

Manchester City have signed Japan Under-20 international midfielder Aemu Oyama on a two-and-a-half-year deal. The 20-year-old, who played in last summer's U20 Women's World Cup, joins from Waseda University in Tokyo.