The central and local governments are increasingly interested in supporting bookstores after The Yomiuri Shimbun and Kodansha ...

A two-day meeting of Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank governors ended in Washington on Thursday with concerns ...

The Japanese and U.S. finance ministers agreed that exchange rates are to be determined by the market, and the United States ...

The government is considering a plan to increase imports of U.S.-grown corn as a possible card to play in upcoming tariff ...

Weeping cherry trees along a street lined with samurai residences and Someiyoshino trees along a riverbank are in full bloom ...

Nissan Motor Co. expects to report a net loss of up to ¥750 billion in its consolidated financial results for the fiscal year ...

Wisteria trees have begun blooming in Ashikaga Flower Park in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, drawing many visitors.

Groups of nonpartisan lawmakers shared a sense of crisis over the decline in reading and in the number of bookstores numbers ...

Stephen Hayes Dacus, who is set to become the new president and CEO of Seven & i Holdings Co. in May, has expressed strong ...

On the slopes of Mt. Kasagatake in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, a white horse, a traditional symbol of spring in the area, was ...

The government decided on an emergency response package aimed primarily at supporting small and medium-sized enterprises ...

Two Japanese men allegedly involved in international scam operations conducted from Myanmar were arrested Wednesday after ...