With strong ties to Japan, AUW relies on volunteer-led fundraising efforts—led by Kathy Matsui, Miwa Seki, Catherine Sasanuma and Ali Buford—to fund one-third of its operational costs. The Tokyo ...

TOKYO : Japan's bankruptcy filings in fiscal 2024 totalled 10,144, the most in 11 years, credit research firm Tokyo Shoko Research (TSR) said on Tuesday, amid rising uncertainties around the Bank ...

JILPT, or the Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training, is an incorporated administrative agency with the objective of the organization to contribute to the planning of labor policies and their ...

Residential property prices in Japan, especially in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area, are increasing amidst improving demand and weakening construction activity. In January 2025, the residential property ...

According to a Japanese Defense Ministry official, the U.S. military has established a team at Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo to coordinate with the new Japanese command, marking the first step in ...

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced Sunday a plan to upgrade the U.S. military command in Japan, a country he described as indispensable in combating Chinese aggression. "We share a ...

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth described Japan as an “indispensable partner” in confronting China and sought to dispel lingering unease in Tokyo over Trump’s penchant for a ...

United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says his country and Japan share a “warrior ethos” in tackling Chinese aggression across the Taiwan Strait. In a meeting in Tokyo on Sunday with ...

On Friday, March 28, Tokyo inflation figures influenced USD/JPY price action and sentiment toward the Bank of Japan’s rate path. While headline inflation held steady, underlying inflation ...

For centuries, residents in central Japan have chronicled a mysterious natural phenomenon in winter. They see its disappearance as a bad omen. By Martin Fackler and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Suwa ...