Japan's declining real wages upend Prime Minister Takaichi's 'Abenomics' as inflation shrinks wallets

Real wages have not risen since 2021 on a full year basis, underscoring the strain on household purchasing power. Takaichi's ...

Fact Check: Japan will be stricter on foreign misbehaviour, not begin mass deportations

Japan’s new government says it wants to take a stricter approach to crime and other misbehaviour by foreigners, not begin ...

Japan resumes shipping seafood to China after 2-year ban

Japan has resumed shipping seafood to China after a two year ban due to potential radioactive waste concerns, the Japanese ...

Japan resumes seafood exports to China 2 years after Fukushima wastewater release

China imposed the ban in 2023 over the discharge of treated radioactive wastewater from the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi ...

Japan’s Ruling Party Eyes $6.5 Billion a Year for Chips, AI

Japan’s ruling party aims to secure roughly ¥1 trillion ($6.5 billion) per year to keep supporting the nation’s semiconductor ...

Japan, US consider rare earth mining near Minamitori in Pacific, PM Takaichi says

Japan and the United States will jointly study developing rare earth mining in the waters around Minamitori Island in the ...

Former Dodgers Pitcher Announces He's Leaving MLB, Going to Japan

Former Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Kenta Maeda announced his retirement from MLB on Wednesday, ending a nine-season ...

The Roar That Haunts Him: Japanese Bear Attack Survivor Calls for Ruthless Response

Keiji Minatoya, 68, a confectionery shop owner who was attacked by a black bear in front of the garage in his backyard on ...