Japan is looking to transform its long-languishing corporate bond market into a key source of risk capital to meet an expected rise in demand for growth funding. Companies in Japan have historically relied heavily on bank loans to finance operations.

We traveled to the front lines of Japan’s battle against the moon bear, which experts say is responsible for hundreds of attacks on humans and more than a dozen deaths.

By Leika Kihara TOKYO, April 8 (Reuters) - Japan saw corporate bankruptcy cases rise for the fourth straight year in fiscal 2025 and may see further increases from around summer this year as surging costs from the Middle East war squeeze profits,

Energy crises expose structural vulnerabilities: like Germany's past reliance on Russian gas, Japan is now highly exposed due to heavy dependence on Middle Eastern oil via the Strait of Hormuz.

Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Japanese ambassador to Moscow Akira Muto to lodge a protest over an investment agreement between Japan’s Terra Drone and a Ukrainian developer of unmanned aerial vehicles,

As a resident of Japan, I've seen tourists to my country scared to break rules or make etiquette mistakes. But respect matters more than perfection.

By Tom Daly, Polina Devitt, Amy Lv and Pratima Desai LONDON/BEIJING, April 8 (Reuters) - Russia's Rusal plans to reroute some of its aluminium away from China to Japan and other Asian markets, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said,

Ilia Malinin has already conquered the world of figure skating. Now, he wants to take over the world of anime.

Japan is fighting back against online abuse of athletes and sports authorities have a warning for trolls planning to target competitors at this year's Asian Games: You are being watched.But while Japan is now taking a proactive approach to online abuse,

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki ​Katayama said on Thursday recent market ‌turmoil has underscored how sharply interest rates can be driven by ​volatility spilling over from ​other markets, a dynamic she ⁠said had become too ​significant to overlook.

You can turn back the clock almost 10 years and still find fan-fueled rumors of Forza Horizon choosing Japan as its next locale. The island nation has easily been the series’ mo

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reportedly held talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian over the phone Wednesday, following a ceasefire agreed with the US.