As Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi prepares for her first White House visit, President Donald Trump calls for Japan and other allies to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz.

Idaho state lawmakers have voted to move forward on a proposal to repeal the state’s Medicaid expansion plan, which provides ...

Team Mirai, a political party founded by software engineers, won 11 seats in Japan’s legislature by promising chatbots, self-driving buses and high-tech jobs. Team Mirai, a political party founded by ...

TOKYO, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Japan's government does not necessarily need to pick reflationists to fill seats opening up in the central bank board as the economy has exited deflation, Etsuro Honda, an ...

Japan's Nikkei 225 index has outperformed the S&P 500 index in the past five years. Financial regulators in Japan are changing the way Japanese corporations operate, driving investor-friendly reforms.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday called a snap general election, vowing to suspend an 8% food levy for 2 years, echoing proposals from her rivals despite the potential strain on the ...

TOKYO, Jan 19 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund on Monday slightly revised up Japan's economic growth forecast for 2026, reflecting a boost from the government's fiscal stimulus package.

The automotive world is a nostalgic one. Automakers and many buyers cherish the history behind the great nameplates; other enthusiasts are convinced cars have only been going downhill since the middle ...

WSJ Tokyo Bureau Chief Jason Douglas explains how Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s summit with President Trump secured a new ‘golden age’ for the U.S.-Japanese alliance. Photo: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters ...

TOKYO — The Japanese parliament has approved the nation’s largest defense budget yet, allocating 2 percent of its GDP to military spending two years ahead of schedule, a reflection of the escalating ...

Apple announced it will allow alternative app stores in Japan and will permit developers to process payments for digital goods and services outside of its own in-app purchase system in iOS. The iPhone ...