From Hello Kitty to Pikachu, the country changed what the world considers adorable. But do these characters represent joy — ...

Myaku-Myaku said the Expo is a great opportunity to deepen international exchanges and to highlight the appeal of various regions in Japan. The mascot added, "Let's make it a success." Ishiba ...

TOKYO, April 17 (Reuters) - Japan's exports rose for a sixth straight month in March, data showed on Thursday, as the threat of sweeping U.S. tariffs drove Japanese companies to ramp up shipments ...

Japan has awarded a wrongly convicted man who was on death row for close to half a century compensation of 217 million yen ($1.44m). The legal team for Iwao Hakamada, released last year after his ...

To make good, Michi agrees to move to a neglected town in rural Japan, where he must revive a flagging mascot agency — and restore the community — before an anti-yakuza curse kills him.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced Sunday a plan to upgrade the U.S. military command in Japan, a country he described as indispensable in combating Chinese aggression. "We share a ...

For centuries, residents in central Japan have chronicled a mysterious natural phenomenon in winter. They see its disappearance as a bad omen. By Martin Fackler and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Suwa ...

United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says his country and Japan share a “warrior ethos” in tackling Chinese aggression across the Taiwan Strait. In a meeting in Tokyo on Sunday with ...

The Whiting Redevelopment Commission approved Tuesday a proposal from bp Whiting Refinery to purchase the former Mascot Hall of Fame building and surrounding land. The refinery purchased the ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and Japan have signed P65 billion worth of loan financing for five projects aimed at boosting infrastructure and climate change initiatives in the country.

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia, April 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- SLOVAKIA TRAVEL, the national organisation for the promotion of tourism, is bringing to life the mascot of the Slovak exposition at the EXPO ...

I write about economics, markets and policymaking throughout Asia. Shigeru Ishiba, Japan's prime minister and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). Hearing that Japanese Prime Minister ...