1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (430+ words) WASHINGTON: Japan has canceled a regular high-level meeting with its key ally the United States after the Trump administration demanded it spend more on defense, the Financial Times reported on Friday. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (539+ words) BERLIN: Saki Hayashi and Japan set records for three-pointers on the first day of the Women’s Basketball World Cup whileCaitlin Clark also starred on her tournament debutfor the United States on Friday. Hayashi scored nine three-pointers to beat the previous…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (305+ words) TOKYO: Japan said on Thursday it had asked for the revision of a new world map adopted by the United Nations because it made the disputed Kuril islands appear to belong to Russia. The UN General Assembly voted on Friday…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (160+ words) TOKYO: Japanese baseball legend Isao Harimoto, who survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and became the first player from his country to reach 3,000 hits, has died aged 86, reports said Thursday. Born to Korean parents in Japan, Harimoto learned to play…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (350+ words) TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei share average slumped ‌on Thursday, as global markets felt the pressure from oil breaching the $100-per-barrel mark with the Middle East conflict widening. Iran on Wednesday said it ​had attacked 10 ships near the Strait of Hormuz after…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (384+ words) TOKYO: Japan men's gymnastics team for their home Asian Games this month includes multiple Olympic and world champions, but serious injuries have clouded their chances. Shinnosuke Oka, who won gold in the all-around, team and horizontal bar events at the…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (250+ words) TOKYO: The Japanese yen climbed to a seven-month high, touching 152 yen per dollar during a lively Tuesday trading session in Tokyo as investors reacted to growing buzz about a possible Bank of Japan rate hike. By 5:00 p.m., the dollar slipped to…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (272+ words) TOKYO: Japan’s ‌Nikkei share average rose on Wednesday as AI enthusiasm crept back into the market, overriding concerns about escalation ​in the Middle East crisis. The benchmark Nikkei 225 advanced 0.43% to 65,549.88, recovering from an early slide. The broader Topix rose 0.24% to…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (234+ words) TOKYO: Japan’s Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu expressed strong concerns regarding “Iran’s persistent attacks on civilian vessels” and urged the Iranian government to exercise maximum restraint. Additionally, he underscored the importance of maintaining stability within the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, noting that…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (376+ words) VENICE: Acclaimed Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda said ​a chance encounter with a manga about friendship, ambition and loss inspired him to make “Look Back”, the first live-action adaptation of a work by bestselling author Tatsuki Fujimoto. Premiering at the Venice…...