The growth was sharply higher compared with Reuters-polled analysts' average estimate of 1.7%, and against the 1.3% in the previous quarter.

By Solomon Cefai SINGAPORE, May 22 (Reuters) - China has cut Japan off from several heavy rare earths and other materials for ...

Japan has reported its economy expanded at an annualized rate of 2.1% in the January-March quarter. Government data released ...

After taking office last October, Ms Takaichi told parliament that Japan might have a role to play in a conflict over Taiwan, ...

TOKYO, May 23 (Reuters) - Japan's Trade Minister Ryosei Akazawa said on Saturday there were no formal bilateral talks with China's Commerce Minister Wang Wentao, though the two had a brief ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi visited South Korea on May 19-20, meeting South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in ...

The approval clears a final set of hurdles for Japan's postwar arms sales and facilitate its future sale of weapons such as a next-generation fighter jet and combat drones.

After the drug’s local license holder called for a brief pause in new patient starts last week, doctors in Japan can once ...

The event brought together governors, mayors, and leaders to expand long-standing ties with their Hawaii counterparts.

Deployment of Typhon and HIMARS in Japan The United States armed forces are preparing to send their Typhon mid-range missile ...