The central bank is expected to keep interest rates on hold this week, awaiting clarity on domestic trends and U.S. policy ...

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Some Japanese aluminium buyers have agreed to pay a global producer a premium of $228 per metric ton over the benchmark price ...

The couple was told that the house in Japan had been vacant for 12 years and had served as a sake brewery until the early ...

Chinese leaders are discussing the possibility of letting their currency weaken to blunt the impact of potential U.S. trade ...

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China’s deflation problem hasn’t yet reached crisis proportions. But Xi Jinping’s team is making a fundamental mistake that ...

U.S. Marines have begun a partial transfer from Okinawa to Guam, 12 years after Japan and the United States agreed on their ...

TOKYO — Japan’s refusal to recognize same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, a high court ruled Friday, the latest victory for ...

In a society used to quiet consensus-building, Tokyo has made bold changes to its defense policy. “Did I contribute to that?” ...

PALM BEACH, Florida (KYODO) -- U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday met with Akie Abe, the widow of slain former ...

Ninety percent of paddle-style fans, called uchiwa, are made in the island city of Marugame. Uchiwa, traditional hand-held ...