Japan's falling population is owed, in part, to a spike in the success of women in the workforce. A greater percentage of ...

Japan's population has been shrinking for 15 years, with huge implications for the country's economy, national defense, and ...

Japan's top currency diplomat on Monday denied a media report that U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had told his ...

Plummeting birth rates and ageing population leave closed-off country 'no choice' but to admit foreigners, but tensions are ...

One reason is size, with American cars tending to be larger and not generally suited for driving in busy cities with many ...

In western Japan, Himeji Castle is preparing to implement a dual-rate admission policy. Starting in March 2026, local ...

It has become harder for borrowers and buyers to agree on prices. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions ...

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday said the government has compiled an emergency economic package to alleviate ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will visit the Philippines this week to boost security cooperation, including an intelligence-sharing agreement expected to sharpen regional surveillance of ...

California has surpassed Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy, Gov. Gavin Newsom said, as he warned of the ...

The country’s aesthetics and inventions have spread far. It still remains a singular place.