Japan is preparing to start releasing crude oil from stockpiles held jointly by the country and oil producers as well as national stocks, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said in an X post. The ...

L.L.Bean might operate more than 100 stores worldwide today, but back in the mid-’90s, already 75 years into business, there were only two retail locations. The first, of course, was its iconic ...

She’s bringing the gift of investment. Japan pledged to invest $73 billion in American next-generation nuclear reactor and gas-fired power plant projects Thursday after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s ...

After almost a decade of planning and researching, our family moved to Japan as we'd dreamed of. Knowing the language and culture is not the same as belonging, and we're far from home. Japan has been ...

U.S. President Donald Trump has lauded nearly $36 billion in investment from Japan to support three American-based projects. It represents the first batch of investments by Tokyo following a landmark ...

Some hiked costs are set to begin in the next couple of months, while others are coming later in the year, so you might be able to avoid the worst of it if you time your trip right. ByRebecca Ann ...

Tensions are growing in east Asia. The threat of a Chinese attack on Taiwan persists and, in recent weeks, North Korea has been testing its long-range missile capabilities. Russia’s reorientation of ...

The Bank of Japan moved to slow inflation as the prime minister is borrowing more to fund an ambitious effort to build up industry and support households. By River Akira Davis Reporting from Tokyo ...

TOKYO—In 1995, O.J. Simpson was acquitted of murder charges, Coolio’s “Gangsta’s Paradise” topped the charts, and the first Toy Story movie hit the theaters. It was also the last time the Bank of ...

A powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake shook northeastern Japan late on Monday, prompting tsunami warnings and orders for about 90,000 residents to evacuate. The Japan Meteorological Agency said a ...

In fact, such was Takaichi’s success in impressing the U.S. president that she even got the White House to endorse a narrative that she was borrowing from her mentor, former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo ...