Most of us have heard of the Law of Jante, but what does it really mean? Eric Stavney takes a look with blogger Fiona McKinna ...

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Japan's ruling party leadership race, which will determine who becomes next prime minister, could complicate the central bank ...

Japan will have a new leader after outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s governing Liberal Democratic Party holds a vote on ...

OTSU -- The Shiga Prefectural Government in west Japan now allows employees to wear name badges showing just their last names to prevent customer harassment by visitors. According to the ...

The RAA will take effect once ratified by the Philippine Senate and the Japanese Parliament. Armed Forces of the Philippines chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. said in a news conference last week they ...

The Japanese Yen appreciates due to the hawkish speech by the BoJ Governor Ueda in Parliament. The USD/JPY pair loses ground due to differing policy outlooks between the two central banks.

Tokyo, Sept. 11 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government and ruling coalition are considering convening a parliamentary session on Oct. 1 to elect a successor to outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ...

Tens of thousands of people have been asked to evacuate in Tokyo as Shanshan, now a tropical storm, continued its northward march across the country. Six people have died and dozens were injured ...

Former defence minister Shigeru Ishiba is corporate Japan's top choice to replace Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, edging out ...

Japan says a Chinese Navy survey ship sailed into its territorial waters on Saturday. The incident comes just days after a Chinese military spy plane flew into Japanese airspace. China asserted ...

At least three people have been killed after a typhoon hit southern Japan on Thursday morning, sparking fears of flooding, landslides and extensive damage to buildings. Another person is missing ...