Authorities in Japan conducted a raid of a public relations firm Friday over allegations that Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito paid the company for campaign services during his reelection bid, potentially...

San Francisco – First-time All-Star Victor Wembanyama, Nikola Jokic and Giannis Antetokounmpo will be NBA All-Star tournament teammates after being selected for the same roster by Charles Barkley in Thursday’s...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was set to meet U.S. President Donald Trump for the first time Friday for talks in Washington, as he looks to build ties — and avoid...

The Cabinet approved two bills on “active” cyberdefense security Friday, paving the way for Japan to acquire preemptive capability against cyberattacks — often referred to as the “Achilles’ heel” of...

Even members of Ishiba’s Liberal Democratic Party were not happy with the slogan. Source link

The government on Friday adopted a bill slashing or fully eliminating the cost of university tuition for families with three or more dependent children. The bill for revising the law...

Inflation in Japan might be tougher to tame than expected, putting real wage growth at risk and possibly becoming a drag on much-needed household consumption. “Although the Bank of Japan...

Paris and Los Angeles – Rarely has a film fallen from favor so quickly: After gaining a record number of Oscar nominations for a foreign-language movie, narco-musical “Emilia Perez” has...

Shibuya is where people meet — “Hachiko at 6,” “Under Tsutaya at 3,” “See you outside 109.” And for a few days in February, it’s also where art will meet...