Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito attends a news conference ... The reported admission follows a complaint alleging Saito violated Japan's election law by hiring a business to run his campaign's public ...

I set out on a 3 ½-week trip to Japan. The timing worked out — the favorable dollar-to-yen exchange rate, mild weather, and vibrant autumn foliage made it a great time to visit. With little ...

chief of the Hyogo prefectural police headquarters, denied that claim, leading Tachibana, 57, to take the video down and apologize for the false claim. However, he offered no such apology to Takeuchi.

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The return of inflation and wage growth is giving the Bank of Japan room to raise interest rates and declare the end of a long period of stagnation. Source: FactSet, Bank of Japan By The New York ...

The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis, underscoring its confidence that rising wages will keep inflation stable around its 2% ...

Japan hopes to produce element 119 one atom at a time using its powerful, custom-built facility at the Riken Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science. Geopolitics and shifting national ...

Are you annoying everyone around you? Blocking the train with a big suitcase? Quit It! Here are 10 common mistakes tourists make in Japan. For those traveling to Japan for the first time, the research ...