The number of Japanese living in the country saw a record year-on-year decrease of 898,000 people to 120.3 million as of October 2024, official data showed on Monday. Japan's birth rate is among the ...

President Trump has signaled a possible delay to auto tariffs, adding to market relief after suspending levies on some ...

As we’ve been reporting, US Vice-President JD Vance says there is a “good chance” that the US and UK will come to a mutually ...

A Jersey-born artist says it is "thrilling" to have her work go on display at the British Museum. A complete series of 12 prints by Emily Allchurch, titled Tokyo Story, has been acquired for the ...

Markets reacted on Tuesday to news that US President Donald Trump signaled a possible delay to auto tariffs, adding to market ...

The world's fourth-largest economy also faces the twin threats of a steady decline in marriages and a rising proportion of elderly people. Nearly 30 percent of Japanese citizens are now 65 or older.

Japan lowered its voting age to 18 almost a decade ago, but few young people have been casting ballots. Some communities are trying to fix that with an activity where kids pretend to vote during a ...

Japan's birth rate is among the lowest in the world, a trend which has meant having a shrinking workforce, fewer consumers and businesses fighting to recruit workers.

China’s export controls on rare earth elements (REEs) and magnets have virtually choked off global supply, following their announcement on April 4 in retaliation to US President Donald Trump’s ...

Japan’s population contracted by half a million last year, underscoring the country’s mounting challenges in tackling labor shortages and financing its social security system with a shrinking tax base ...

A woman known as Japan’s ‘Baba Vanga’ has predicted a major disaster to occur in just three months time. Happy Tuesday, everyone. Ryo Tatsuki, a former manga artist, has supposedly been making ...

London, here I come!' Hiroshi Suzuki posted a few months ago, unaware just how much his earnest joy at embracing British ...