The Tokyo District Court on Friday sentenced Stefan Kaufmann, former president and CEO of Japanese optical equipment maker Olympus, to 10 months in prison suspended for three years, for obtaining...

Some Bank of Japan policymakers saw conditions falling into place for an imminent rate hike, with one predicting a move “in the near future,” a summary of opinions at the...

Wajima, Ishikawa Pref. – About 15% of elderly evacuees from care homes and hospitals in Ishikawa Prefecture affected by the Jan. 1 Noto Peninsula earthquake to two other prefectures have...

Israel struck multiple targets in Yemen it said were controlled by Houthis, the last of the Iran-backed groups still fully engaged in the regional war that began 14 months ago....

After the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve, the joya no kane bell-ringing ceremony commences with 108 ringing peels at shrines and temples across Japan. Meanwhile, masses of visitors...

BAKU – Russian air defenses downed an Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan, killing 38 people, four sources with knowledge of the preliminary findings of Azerbaijan’s investigation into the...

While TV had the Emmy haul for “Shogun,” and “Godzilla” finally nabbed an Oscar, Japanese music’s boldest moment this year came on the stage at the Coachella Valley Music and...

The bloc’s economies, despite varying political landscapes, rank among the world’s most dynamic. Source link

The government said Thursday it expects wage growth in Japan to outpace the country’s consumer inflation in fiscal 2025, as in fiscal 2024. In fiscal 2025, which starts next April,...