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By River Akira Davis Reporting from Tokyo The steady course of the Japanese economy and business environment that has helped attract a torrent of investment in the past two years could be undercut ...

This story has been updated with new information. A grassroots Japanese organization made up of atomic bomb survivors won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced Friday.

Japanese voters delivered a stinging rebuke to the country’s longtime ruling party in elections Sunday, plunging the world’s fourth largest economy into a rare period of political uncertainty.

An image of a chain link. It symobilizes a website link url. Copy Link Japan Airlines is giving free domestic flights to international tourists, making travel to smaller cities and hidden gems far ...

TOKYO, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Japan's inflation-adjusted wages fell in August while household spending also declined, but analysts say underlying trends point to a gradual recovery in pay and ...

Known as the Land of the Rising Sun, Japan's civilization dates as far back as 30,000 years. Today, the archipelago seamlessly blends its rich history with its ultra-modern present. And while its ...

By Megan Specia and Lynsey Chutel Some 200,000 people were killed when U.S. forces dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the summer of 1945, leveling large swaths of both Japanese cities.