TAIPEI – The leader of Nippon Ishin no Kai, Japan’s second-largest opposition force, met Wednesday with Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen in Taipei and called for cooperation between Tokyo and Taipei …
By Andy Wong and Huizhong Wu | Associated Press ZHUOZHOU, Hebei — China’s capital has experienced its most intense rainfall in at least 140 years over the past few days …
The average retail gasoline price in Japan has climbed to its highest level in 15 years, industry ministry data showed Wednesday, as the government subsidy to curb price hikes has …
Japanese shares slid on Wednesday to their biggest one-day percentage drop this year, as caution prevailed across Asia after a surprise cut on the U.S. credit rating weighed on sentiment. …
The Bank of Japan has pushed back on speculation its recent policy adjustment marked the start of a tightening cycle. Deputy Governor Shinichi Ichida on Wednesday reiterated the central bank’s …
The amount of money collected under Japan’s furusato nōzei (hometown tax donation) system reached a record high for the third straight year in fiscal 2022, which ended in March, the …
A powerful typhoon sweeping toward southern Japan on Tuesday triggered the cancellation of hundreds of flights, with officials urging hundreds of thousands of people to seek shelter. Typhoon Khanun was …
Vienna – Japan and China have clashed over Tokyo’s plan to release treated water from the disaster-crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant into the sea, at an international nuclear …
Japan’s unemployment rate fell for the first time in two months in June, feeding into optimism that upward pressure on wages may persist and help sustain inflation. The jobless rate …
Japan needs to transition sooner to a “new normal” as the country’s current ultra low interest rate policy regime has been “inappropriate” and “very harmful” for the economy, according to …