Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Japanese ambassador to Moscow Akira Muto to lodge a protest over an investment agreement between Japan’s Terra Drone and a Ukrainian developer of unmanned aerial vehicles,

By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO, April 7 (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Tuesday that the government would stay in close contact with fellow Group of Seven countries, as uncertainty over the Middle East war has fueled worries about the nation's expansionary fiscal policies.

President Donald Trump criticized three key U.S. allies in the Pacific for not assisting in the war he launched against Iran in February.

Japanese workers’ wages adjusted for inflation rose at the fastest pace since 2021, backing the case for the Bank of Japan to consider a rate hike as soon as this month.

By Tom Daly, Polina Devitt, Amy Lv and Pratima Desai LONDON/BEIJING, April 8 (Reuters) - Russia's Rusal plans to reroute some of its aluminium away from China to Japan and other Asian markets, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said,

Energy crises expose structural vulnerabilities: like Germany's past reliance on Russian gas, Japan is now highly exposed due to heavy dependence on Middle Eastern oil via the Strait of Hormuz.

Japan is fighting back against online abuse of athletes and sports authorities have a warning for trolls planning to target competitors at this year's Asian Games: You are being watched.But while Japan is now taking a proactive approach to online abuse,

We traveled to the front lines of Japan’s battle against the moon bear, which experts say is responsible for hundreds of attacks on humans and more than a dozen deaths.

TOKYO, April 8 (Reuters) - Japan saw corporate bankruptcy cases rise for the fourth straight year in fiscal 2025 and may see further increases from around summer this year as surging costs from the Middle East war squeeze profits,