Modern Japan sounds like a sci-fi premise: the incredible shrinking country. Japan may have one of the longest national life expectancies, about 85 years, and the world's largest city, Tokyo.

In some cases, steep, deep decline. Maybe most graphically (and demographically) there's Japan: a country that, since hitting a high of 128 million citizens in 2008, has lost population for 15 ...

The Bank of Japan predicted growth of just 0.5 percent, cutting its previous forecast in half, and decided against another hike in interest rates. By River Akira Davis and Kiuko Notoya Reporting ...

Hayakawa specifically chose to set the story in 1987, during Japan’s economic bubble period, seeing parallels with contemporary society. “Back then, Japan’s economy was growing and growing.

This one, Kappy, who’s posing in T editor in chief Hanya Yanagihara’s office, was created by the Saitama, Japan-based 3-D illustrator Ryogo Toyoda and modeled on kappa, a menacing Japanese ...

In a significant move underscoring deepening defense cooperation, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Philippine President Bongbong Marcos jointly announced the formation of two pivotal ...

Japanese Economic Revitalization Minister Akazawa Ryosei gives a thumbs-up sign while wearing a MAGA hat during a meeting with President Donald Trump (not pictured) in the Oval Office, April 16 ...

TOKYO — Rice is a staple in Japanese culture and cuisine, so much so that the word for “meal” is synonymous with “cooked rice.” But demand for the grain is rapidly outstripping supply ...

MANILA, Philippines — Warm greetings to the people of the Philippines. I am Ishiba Shigeru, the prime minister of Japan, and I am truly delighted to be visiting your country. Japan and the ...

President Donald Trump mentioned the ‘Japan bowling ball test’ in his latest ‘non-tariff cheating’ warning to trade partners. In a post on Truth Social, the 78-year-old mentioned ...

Japan has been actively developing electromagnetic railgun technology since 2016, aiming to enhance its defense capabilities against advanced aerial and maritime threats. This initiative is part ...

Come on. You gummy from Fremont News. Watch seven. Police on a Japanese holiday island have arrested three Chinese nationals after thousands of protected hermit crabs were found stuffed into ...