TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese trade minister Ryosei Akazawa said Tuesday he will visit the United States this week to meet his counterpart after Tokyo made a $550 billion investment pledge last year in ...

In January 2026, a strong cold wave brought much more snow to Japan than usual. Shiga Prefecture, located right next to Kyoto—one of Japan's most famous tourist destinations—is home to Lake Biwa, the ...

East Japan Railway and Japan Airlines will jointly develop travel products focused on eastern and northeastern Japan to attract tourists, including inbound visitors. The two competing transportation ...

Tokyo, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)--Japanese industry minister Ryosei Akazawa said Tuesday that he will visit the United States for ...

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Japan's defense and foreign ministers said Tuesday they will travel to Germany later in the week to attend the Munich ...

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Japan’s new prime minister Sanae Takaichi has won a landslide victory in a snap election, prompting optimism that her pro-growth agenda will benefit Japanese stocks ...