For more than half a century, the Japanese government has encouraged its rice farmers to grow less of the crop so that prices ...

Japan will begin test mining for rare-earth-rich mud from the deep seabed off Minamitori Island, some 1,900 kilometres (1,180 ...

The Taiwanese semiconductor maker is pouring funds more quickly into U.S. expansion.

By Tom Bateman, Kathleen Benoza and Joyce Zhou TOKYO/HONG KONG (Reuters) -Viral rumours of impending disaster stemming from a ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Thursday U.S. President Donald Trump's views on some ...

By Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese household spending surged at the fastest pace in nearly three years in May, ...

The end of the zero-interest era is unleashing competition in the banking sector and changes in saver and investor behaviour ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces a tough test in an upper house election this month as his minority government ...

More than 800 tremors have shaken the southwestern Tokara Islands over the past 11 days, including a 5.6-magnitude quake on ...

US President Donald Trump cast doubt on reaching a trade deal with Japan, a day after threatening higher tariffs on Japanese ...

President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a trade deal with Vietnam a day after he said a similar deal with Japan is ...

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito has announced plans to honor Japanese World War II prisoners during his visit to Mongolia next week ...