L.L.Bean might operate more than 100 stores worldwide today, but back in the mid-’90s, already 75 years into business, there were only two retail locations. The first, of course, was its iconic ...

She’s bringing the gift of investment. Japan pledged to invest $73 billion in American next-generation nuclear reactor and gas-fired power plant projects Thursday after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s ...

After almost a decade of planning and researching, our family moved to Japan as we'd dreamed of. Knowing the language and culture is not the same as belonging, and we're far from home. Japan has been ...

Japan’s Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, has already made history since taking office in October 2025. Capitalising on her high approval ratings and “fresh new image”, she dissolved the lower house and ...

U.S. President Donald Trump has lauded nearly $36 billion in investment from Japan to support three American-based projects. It represents the first batch of investments by Tokyo following a landmark ...

Some hiked costs are set to begin in the next couple of months, while others are coming later in the year, so you might be able to avoid the worst of it if you time your trip right. ByRebecca Ann ...

Tensions are growing in east Asia. The threat of a Chinese attack on Taiwan persists and, in recent weeks, North Korea has been testing its long-range missile capabilities. Russia’s reorientation of ...

TOKYO - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 hit the western Chugoku region of Japan on Tuesday, Jan. 6, followed by a series of sizeable aftershocks, the Japan Meteorological Agency said ...

The Bank of Japan moved to slow inflation as the prime minister is borrowing more to fund an ambitious effort to build up industry and support households. By River Akira Davis Reporting from Tokyo ...

TOKYO—In 1995, O.J. Simpson was acquitted of murder charges, Coolio’s “Gangsta’s Paradise” topped the charts, and the first Toy Story movie hit the theaters. It was also the last time the Bank of ...

Japan’s new prime minister, Takaichi Sanae, has made quite a start. She’s sparked a major spat with China over Taiwan; told us that, like her idol Margaret Thatcher, she apparently gets by on minimal ...

On Thursday, yield on the benchmark 10-year JGBs hit a high of 1.917%, surging to their strongest level since 2007. If the BOJ sticks with its policy of raising rates, it risks sending yields higher.