We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between Feb.1 and ...

Asian stocks opened the week with mixed performance, as U.S. President Donald Trumps new 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports pressured markets. Concerns over escalating trade tensions weighed on ...

Liu Jinsong, director-general of the department of Asian affairs of China's Foreign Ministry, met with Chargé d'Affaires of the Embassy of Japan in China Yokochi Akira on Monday and lodged a solemn ...

Japan’s current-account surplus hit a record high in 2024 with the yen’s weakness inflating the value of overseas investment ...

I think that he is going to be a great prime minister. I think he’s a very strong man, very, very strong. I have great ...

Equities were mixed in Asia on Monday after Donald Trump ramped up his trade war by announcing huge tariffs on steel and ...

The visit by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is the first major indication of how the Trump administration will handle relations with allies such as Japan and South Korea.

After months of speculation on whether Shigeru Ishiba would be able to rekindle the bonhomie his predecessor Shinzo Abe had ...

If the Perrys of Newport had been professional wrestlers, they would have been the tag team champs of the 19th century. It is ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and US President Donald Trump struck a warm tone at their first meeting on Friday, ...

Trump’s meeting with Japan’s prime minister ended with a tariff warning, but praise from the Japanese side eased tensions.

Oh, to be a fly on the wall at the headquarters of Fitch Ratings, Moody’s and S&P Global as Donald Trump and Elon Musk wreak ...