TOKYO: Rice prices in Japan soared 99.2 per cent in June year-on-year, official data showed Friday (Jul 18), piling further pressure on Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ahead of elections this weekend. T ...

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On the morning of October 25, 1944, the USS St. Lo crew felt relief after surviving a harrowing encounter with Japan's ...

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As Japan prepares to vote for the House of Councilors, right-wing politicians are challenging PM Shigeru Ishiba over ...

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A key architect of the lobbying campaign that turned Donald Trump into crypto’s most powerful advocate has made a wildly lucrative bet on one of the industry’s frothiest corners. David Bailey’s hedge ...

The yen came under pressure on Friday heading into Sunday's upper house election in which Japan's ruling party looks ...

On the face of it, President Donald Trump’s all-out attack on world trade makes no sense. The United States was the main ...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba that their countries can reach a "good ...