Japanese sushi legend Jiro Ono won three Michelin stars for more than a decade, the world’s oldest head chef to do so. “I plan to keep going for about five more years,” Ono said last month as he marked Japan's “Respect for the Aged Day” with a gift and a certificate ahead of his birthday.

Japan's new Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi will meet with his U.S. counterpart Pete Hegseth on Wednesday morning in Tokyo, the Jap

As Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi seeks reassurance from President Trump on trade and security, she will likely play up her ties to Shinzo Abe, a mutual friend.

American cars were shut out Japanese markets. So Japan's government has floated the idea of buying a fleet of Ford F-150 trucks to use to inspect roads and infrastructure.

Months before she became Japan’s prime minister, Sanae Takaichi said she’d been invited to meet US President Donald Trump.

Trump meets Japan's PM Takaichi to ease trade tensions. Japan plans to buy Ford's F-150 trucks. Takaichi praised Trump for his role in Gaza truce.

Support for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s new government started on a high note according to polls conducted over the weekend, giving her some momentum as she prepares for a visit by US President Donald Trump that could give the new premier another boost.

Heavy rain from a typhoon has hit a chain of Japanese islands south of Tokyo. The government urged residents on Thursday to watch for landslides and flooding.

TOKYO (Reuters) -A leading indicator of Japan's service-sector inflation perked up for the second straight month in September, data showed on Monday, backing up the central bank's view that rising labour costs will help keep inflation sustainably around its 2% target.

This past week, Bencic returned to Tokyo for the first time since her magnificent Olympic run. And she won the WTA tournament in the Japanese capital as well after ousting Linda Noskova in the final 6-2 6-3. The Swiss' run to the main glory also included wins over Varvara Gracheva, Karolina Muchova, and Sofia Kenin.

Japan's Nikkei share average climbed past the 50,000 level for the first time on Monday, continuing a run of successive records on expectations of sizeable spending from the nation's new prime minister.