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Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi visited Yonaguni Island — which is only around 110 kilometers away from the island ...

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A volcano on Japan’s major western island of Kyushu had multiple eruptions on Sunday, sending a plume of ash almost three miles into the air.

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USD/JPY ended higher as BoJ hike bets, wage trends, and Tokyo inflation loom. Key Japan data and US inflation risks could ...

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Japan's automotive culture is very different from ours, and few American automakers have overcome that hurdle.

Japan has raised objections after China advised its citizens to avoid visiting Japan. The move comes amid tensions over remarks by Japan's new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, regarding Taiwan. On ...

AKIHIRO SUZUKI, a retired government worker in Akita in northern Japan. Bears have been linked to over 50 attacks in the area, part of a nationwide rise.

The massive Oita blaze destroyed over 170 buildings, displaced residents, spread to forests and marked Japan’s worst urban ...