Japan and the United States will jointly study developing rare earth mining in the waters around Minamitori Island in the Pacific, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Thursday. Co-development of rare earth minerals was a key topic in her meeting with U.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has received praise for her diplomatic debut, which included hosting U.S. President Donald Trump.

Ireland's next meeting with Japan after the World Cup shock of 2019 was another thrilling encounter that featured their slimmest winning margin in the fixture. The sides shared nine tries with Andy Farrell's side crossing five times to Japan's four in a rare summer Test at the Aviva Stadium.

Japanese household spending in September rose 1.8% from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday, slightly worse thanthe median market forecast for a 2.5% rise.

Japan’s ruling party aims to secure roughly ¥1 trillion ($6.5 billion) per year to keep supporting the nation’s semiconductor and artificial intelligence sectors, according to a lawmaker who leads such efforts.

SpaceX's partner in Japan, KDDI, expands its cellular Starlink capability beyond phones to three Apple Watch models. Rogers in Canada is doing the same.

Japan is thronged with tourists but not every place feels it is getting its fair share. The “overtourism” that irks residents of Venice and Barcelona is also riling locals in Osaka and Kyoto, where kimono-clad visitors clog the streets and temples to secure their snapshots for social media.

Japan’s major trading houses are facing a prolonged slump in iron ore and coking coal prices as Chinese steel exports flood into Asia and beyond, constraining profits for at least the next six months.