On September 18, the Bank of Japan decided at its monetary policy meeting to raise its benchmark interest rate from 1.0 ...

S/ Koja Genta, Okinawa Governor-elect / I want to promptly begin focusing on areas such as the most pressing issues invo...

S/ Yanagisawa Masashi, University of Tsukuba Professor / It is a tremendous honor and delight to be recognized in this w...

The state funeral for Norway’s late King Harald V was held in Oslo on September 9. Japan’s Crown Prince Fumihito and Cro...

Sushiro, a major conveyor-belt sushi chain, announced plans to open its first US location in New York this October. Pric...

S/ Ota Hiroo, Kioxia Holdings CEO / We would like to make a further investment on the scale of 5 trillion yen.S/ Takaich...

Akane Tomoko, International Criminal Court President / There is no truth to the U.S. claim that the ICC is a corrupt pol...

On August 21, Japan’s Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko attended a ceremony in Paraguay along with President...

Milan Cortina Olympic pairs figure skating champions Miura Riku and Kihara Ryuichi announced their engagement on social ...

On August 20, the Russian Defense Ministry released footage showing what it said was a missile launch exercise carried o...