Akita Prefecture has Japan's most aged population, lowest birthrate and fastest declining population. Rigid gender roles are prompting young women to leave rural areas like this for opportunities elsewhere.

While the United States drowns in talk about its underachieving “Golden Generation,” Japan has quietly gone about its work — methodical, patient, and deeply committed to building something

For the first two games of the World Series, the average viewership in Japan was almost as high as in the United States, despite a population one-third that of the U.S.

Japan is an ocean, 6,397 nautical miles, and a world away from the Detroit. From kei cars to pickup trucks, how the world's third-biggest car market looks different.

Canada’s Brooke Henderson and Wei-Ling Hsu of Taiwan beat Sweden’s Madelene Sagstrom and Ingrid Lindblad, 4 and 3, on Saturday to qualify the World team for the International Crown semifinals.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government on Tuesday created a new economic strategy panel, aiming to boost the world's fourth-largest economy with proactive spending.

A new landmark in central Tokyo is taking shape, as Japan’s tallest building, the 385-meter (approximately 1,260 feet) Torch Tower, has begun the ground-level installation of the massive diagonal steel columns that form the lower structure of the tower’s core.

The world's first stablecoin pegged to the yen will be launched in Japan on Monday, a small but significant move in a country where traditional payment means like cash and credit cards dominate financial infrastructure.

The Los Angeles Dodgers ’ World Series win Saturday night was a fantastic feat, but the win has sparked conversation about salary caps in the league. Los Angeles entered the World Series having spent $509.