Japan's second and third largest banking groups are on track to meet record high annual earnings forecasts as lending demand ...

Japan sweltered in a new record temperature of 41.2C on Wednesday, with the mercury also hitting 40C in the ancient capital ...

In Japanese tradition, eating mochi on or around the New Year will bring good luck. Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Mochi is made by mashing rice in a large mortar and pestle.

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese electronics and technology company Panasonic has chosen a new chief executive after eking out a 1.2% ...

Across the Pacific, though, is a machine roaring back to life. In Japan the number of private-equity deals has doubled since ...

Mitsui Sumitomo Financial Group reported on Thursday a rise of 1.5% in first-quarter net profit, trailed by a rise of 0.4% for Mizuho Financial Group , as lending demand held up despite uncertain ...

If you ever get the chance, go to Japan to see some fights on New Year’s Eve. It doesn’t matter who’s fighting. Maybe it’ll be someone in full cosplay gear. Maybe a nearly 50-year-old ...

Children on bikes wait to cross a street of Kyoto, Japan, on August 28, 2017. Nano Calvo/Associated Press What Happens Next One new initiative starting this year is expanding daycare access to a ...

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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba sought to buy time in office following a second election setback in less than a year.