A total of 158 public- and private-sector cooperation deals, including in the fields of natural resources and digital technology, have been reached between Japan and five Central Asian countries, the ...

The Bank of Japan's decision on Friday to raise its policy interest rate further is expected to affect households and businesses in both positive and negative ways. Following the latest BOJ decision, ...

Costa Rica has evolved from exporting primarily four traditional products in the early 1980s to placing more than 4,000 goods ...

Human rights education programme empowers Sudanese refugee girls in Uganda to become advocates for their communities, part of ...

U.S. doughnut store chain Krispy Kreme Inc. said Friday that it will sell its operations in Japan to Unison Capital Inc. for about 65 million dollars. "Unison is a proven, skilled operator with deep e ...

Japan and five Central Asian nations agreed at their first summit, held in Tokyo for two days through Saturday, to enhance their economic security cooperation to strengthen supply chains involving ...

A farewell ceremony for former Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, who died in October at the age of 101, was held in the southwestern city of Oita on Saturday. About 600 people attended the ...

The United States recognizes Japan as "a global leader and a valuable partner" on nuclear nonproliferation and advancing nuclear arms control, a spokesperson for the U.S. State Department said in a ...

Japan and five Central Asian nations adopted a joint declaration at their first summit, held in Tokyo for two days through Saturday. The declaration identifies transportation infrastructure ...

The dollar surged above 157.50 yen in New York trading on Friday, as investors sold the Japanese currency amid uncertainty over the Bank of Japan's next policy rate hike and deep-rooted concerns about ...

Japanese electronic device maker Nidec Corp. has announced the resignation of its founder, Shigenobu Nagamori, as chairman amid an accounting scandal. On Friday, Nagamori became honorary chairman ...

Robert De Niro visited Manchester with fellow Nobu Hospitality founders Chef Nobu Matsuhisa and Meir Teper, joining Salboy on site to mark the Nobu Manchester groundbreaking and the next stage of the ...