Photo: Dale Baskin On a recent trip to Japan, I found myself in one of those situations universally dreaded by travelers: ...

In Japan, policymakers and economists are paying close attention to the “oshikatsu” phenomenon as a growing driver of consumer spending — and 24-year-old Momoka Matsui is one of many doing her part to ...

A newly released Japanese government report warns that a long-feared massive earthquake in the nation’s Nankai Trough could ...

Japan’s export-dependent economy has also been hit by slowdowns in overseas demand, as well as rising material costs, worsened by the weakening yen. The U.S. dollar has been trading near 150 yen, up ...

The dollar edged higher for the session, but fell 2.9% for the quarter.

NEW YORK >> The safe-haven yen rose today, but was slightly softer against the dollar as uncertainty around U.S. tariffs kept ...

Actor Raheem Banda's girlfriend, Janiece Emefa, recently turned 23 years old and celebrated in grand style. She held a plush ...

Popular Ghanaian comic actors Kwaku Manu and Funny Face visited Ghana's First Lady, Mrs Lordina Mahama, at her residence. A ...

Sandra Adwoa Diamond, the partner of C Confion, wept bitterly as she visited the Kumawood actor's grave months after his passing in December 2024.

Tourists and Japanese locals marvelled at Tokyo's cherry trees on Monday at the peak of the annual blossom season that ...