TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's current account surplus jumped to a record last year, data from the finance ministry showed on ...

A sober-living home, high school choir and library are among the 12 Benzie County charities getting a financial boost.It's ...

Japan's exports of agricultural, forestry and fishery products rose 3.7% to a record high in 2024, despite China's ban on ...

Mokable officially kicks off the North American launch in Toronto — just ahead of Valentine’s week, the peak of chocolate indulgence. Mokable (branded as “CAFEXLATE” in Japan) will be available at ...

Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at a Buddhist temple in downtown Tokyo, eagerly stretching their hands to catch the dried ...

All is set for the JCB and P.H.R. Ken Micronesia Tomodachi Run 2025 on Sunday, Jan. 12, hosted by the Japanese School of Guam. The show time at the University of Guam Calvo Field House is 5 a.m ...

Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at a Buddhist temple in downtown Tokyo, eagerly stretching their hands to catch the dried soybeans thrown at them in the hope of warding off evil spirits and ...

Japan reported 527 children attending elementary, junior high and senior high schools in died by suicide last year. This is ...

Japan saw a record number of suicides among school pupils in 2024, health ministry data showed Wednesday. The latest data ...

The Internal Revenue Service has set its calendar for the upcoming tax-filing season: Americans can start submitting their income-tax returns on Monday, Jan. 27. As people send in their 2024 ...

For the first time since becoming the Washington Nationals in 2005, the team has signed an international player directly from an Asian country. Early Friday afternoon, they agreed to terms with ...

U.S. existing-home sales fell in 2024 to the lowest level since 1995, the second straight year of anemic sales due to stubbornly high mortgage rates. High costs related to homeownership sapped ...