Japan’s five-year government bond auction Thursday drew demand that was largely in line with the 12-month average, after the temporary ceasefire in the Iran war provided some support. The bid-to-cover ...

Japan head coach Nils Nielsen has resigned just 12 days after winning the Women’s Asian Cup, with Michihisa Kano placed in interim charge for April’s friendlies against the U.S. women’s national team.

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The Kawasaki EC-2 electronic warfare aircraft took to the skies for the first time from a Japanese airbase. This was reported by the Aviation Development Group of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. The ...

Japan has begun to deploy its homemade Type 12 truck-mounted anti-ship missile systems near the East China Sea, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reports. Described as a move that crosses a ...

Japan’s Aviation Development and Testing Group has released official photos of the JASDF’s EC-2 Stand-Off Jammer aircraft which was first spotted last month at Gifu Air Base. The Japan Air ...

Japan will deploy upgraded long-range antiship missiles to its southernmost main island this month, a move analysts say underscores Tokyo’s growing effort to strengthen defenses against threats from ...

Following the global success of anime, manga, and gaming, the next big cultural export from Japan may be “OWARAI”—Japanese comedy. For the first time, 12 of Japan’s top comedians will gather for an ...

As the first tranche of a broader $550 billion planned investment in the U.S., Japan has pledged $36 billion to three U.S. projects. The bulk of that $36 billion could go toward a proposed natural gas ...

TOKYO, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Annual core inflation in Tokyo slowed in February, running below the Bank of Japan's 2% target for the first time in 16 months, data showed on Friday, potentially heightening ...