KYOTO — An exquisite, uniquely woven reproduction of the famous pair of 17th-century byobu screen paintings “Wind God and Thunder God Screens” by Tawaraya Sotatsu, has been dedicated to Kenninji ...

TOKYO: Japan's economy shrank for the first time in a year in the March quarter at a faster pace than expected, data showed on Friday (May 16), underscoring the fragile nature of its recovery now ...

TOKYO -- Japan's Resonac Holdings will quit Chinese and Southeast Asian production of graphite electrodes for steelmakers, the company said Thursday, scaling back in a bid to improve margins that ...

Parliament passed a bill on Friday to allow the government to take proactive steps to prevent serious cyberattacks. The Upper House passed the active cyberdefense bill with majority support ...

TOKYO, May 16 (Reuters) - Japan's economy shrank for the first time in a year and at a faster pace than expected, data for the March quarter showed on Friday, underscoring the fragile nature of ...

Japan’s gross domestic product was shrinking even before the bulk of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff measures took force, leaving the economy at risk of sliding into recession as Prime ...

Japan's government has been brainstorming its negotiating strategy for the third-round of tariff talks in Washington later next week. A focus is on automobile import tariffs imposed by the Trump ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Japan has passed a landmark law allowing the government to be more proactive in combating cyber attacks ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Japan has signalled it is prepared to hold out for a better deal with US President Donald Trump over trade ...