Shorting Japan’s government bond market has long been a “widow maker” trade. Many tried it over the last 15 years; few, if any, found real success.

The problems in Japan may expand elsewhere.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will host South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in her hometown on Tuesday, in a summit meant to stabilize ties between the two sometime-rivals as Japan's worries about Chinese power in Asia grows.

TOKYO -- A live event gathering artists born in 1966 -- the year of the Fire Horse in the Chinese zodiac calendar, which occurs only once every 60 yea･･･

The phenomenon of listening bars originated in Japan — and in frenetic Tokyo they offer a unique way to switch off, wind down and find inner peace.

I love Tokyo. If I had to eat only in one city for the rest of my life, Tokyo would be it,' Anthony Bourdain once said. Young people are taking his advice to heart.

To evaluate Hachijojima’s suitability as a destination for overseas business jet operations, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government conducted a demonstration project in the summer of 2025 using a U.S.-registered business jet.

Japan has reported it posted a trade deficit for the fifth straight year in 2025 as exports were hit by President Donald Trump's tariffs and a diplomatic rift with neighboring China.