Seeking higher returns, small-lot investors in Japan poured trillions of yen into mutual funds that invest in overseas stocks ...

When he got the bill from an exterminator he had contacted about a wasp problem, a 72-year-old man living in the suburban Tokyo city of Akiru･･･ ...

Japan's hometown tax programme is highlighted this week, with a focus on the local specialities and products which are ...

The bond market tantrums can flow through into equity markets as well if investors start fearing higher yields are going to ...

The Philippines and Japan have renewed an agreement to trade one currency for another at a preset rate over a given period.

A box of six premium shiitake mushrooms, weighing about 500 grams in total, fetched a record 350,000 yen (about $2,200) ...

The world's biggest artificial beach was found in Japan, boasting a 12,000-square-metre sandy beach and a volcano, and could ...