The roots of Japan’s economic problems go back to the late 1980s, when the nation suddenly went from challenging US economic supremacy to watching one of the world’s biggest asset bubbles burst. The Nikkei 225 index fell some 80% from a 1989 high in the ensuing prolonged period of stasis.

Japan's manufacturing activity slipped into contraction in July, weighed down by uncertainties over U.S. tariffs, a private-sector survey showed on Thursday.

TOKYO - -A U.S. CV-22 Osprey made what Japanese officials called an emergency landing Thursday at Hanamaki Airport in northeastern Japan, about 300 miles north of Tokyo.

Japan is already the number one foreign investor in the U.S., with $754 billion invested as of last year — and that number has grown by 50% since 2018. But $550 billion more is... a lot.

Japanese electric motor maker Nidec reported on Thursday 61.45 billion yen ($420.60 million) in preliminary first-quarter operating profit, up 2.3% from the year-earlier period.

Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle isn't messing around in its early Japanese release, breaking several records on the way to an opening weekend that suggests Mugen Train's standing as anime's highest-grossing movie could be in serious peril.

The first year of the Athletes Unlimited Softball League is almost complete, with the Talons and Blaze set to face off this weekend in the Championship series beginning Friday night. The two teams raced ahead of the competition,

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Core consumer inflation in Japan's capital slowed in July but stayed well above the central bank's 2% target in July, data showed on Friday, adding to renewed market expectations for another interest rate hike this year.