Modern Japan sounds like a sci-fi premise: the incredible shrinking country. Japan may have one of the longest national life expectancies, about 85 years, and the world's largest city, Tokyo.

In some cases, steep, deep decline. Maybe most graphically (and demographically) there's Japan: a country that, since hitting a high of 128 million citizens in 2008, has lost population for 15 ...

Japan and China have accused each other of violating the airspace around the Japanese-controlled East China Sea islands, which Beijing also claims. The latest territorial flap came as both ...

The Bank of Japan predicted growth of just 0.5 percent, cutting its previous forecast in half, and decided against another hike in interest rates. By River Akira Davis and Kiuko Notoya Reporting ...

The leaders of Japan and the Philippines have pledged to deepen their security ties, including increased intelligence sharing, as they grapple with territorial disputes with China. On his first ...

In a significant move underscoring deepening defense cooperation, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Philippine President Bongbong Marcos jointly announced the formation of two pivotal ...

Given the disruption to global trade caused by US President Donald Trump’s unilateral tariffs on dozens of countries it trades with, the two-day visit of Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru last ...

TOKYO, May 19 (Reuters) - Japan has suspended imports of poultry meat from the southern Brazilian city of Montenegro and live poultry from the wider state of Rio Grande do Sul following a bird flu ...

MANILA, Philippines — Warm greetings to the people of the Philippines. I am Ishiba Shigeru, the prime minister of Japan, and I am truly delighted to be visiting your country. Japan and the ...

If you’re reading this, you’re probably already aware that the skiing in Japan is really, really good. Heck, they even named a whole month after it–Japanuary. With upwards of 400 established ski ...

The best places to stay, eat, shop and visit across the country, according to Japanese artists, designers and chefs. Credit... Supported by By Danielle DemetriouMomoko IkedaKanae Hasegawa and Matt ...

Foreign investors hold approximately $8.5 trillion of the United States’ national debt. Japan tops the list, with approximately $1.13 trillion. This financial relationship has long been framed ...