Japan steps up efforts on cooking oil in race for sustainable aviation fuel

Japanese homemaker Maki Watanabe carefully pours into a plastic bottle the oil she used to cook her deep-fried aubergines, ...

Japan Switches Monterrey World Cup Training Site Due To Field Conditions

Japan’s national team has changed practice venues in Monterrey ahead of the World Cup after players encountered an uneven ...

Japan Prime Minister Says Will Defend Yen by Strengthening Economy

Despite recent foreign-exchange intervention, the Japanese currency has weakened again to near the 160 threshold against the ...

Japan May foreign reserves fall by $77 billion after large interventions

TOKYO, June 5 (Reuters) - Japan's foreign reserves fell by $77 billion in May, government data showed on Friday, as Tokyo ...

Japan can do the impossible: World Cup F preview

Netherlands have the most stars. Sweden might've the best player. But Japan might have the team to do the impossible this ...

Japan’s Real Wages Rise For Fourth Month, Backing BOJ Hike

Japanese workers’ real wages increased for a fourth month, marking the longest stretch of gains in four years and bolstering ...

Japan's real wages extend gains, consumer spending decline slows in April

By Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO, June 5 (Reuters) - Japan's real wages climbed 1.9% in April from a year earlier, government data ...

Bear goes on rampage in Japan, injuring 4 people

A record 13 people were killed by bears in Japan last year, and there has been a jump in sightings as the animals emerge ...