TOKYO -- Japanese businesses across various industries are shifting to more relaxed workplace rules regarding dress codes. The Mainichi Shimbun visited companies that have introduced such policies to ...

Rising Japanese bond yields have encouraged global investors and companies to increase their hedging of Japanese interest rate risk for the first time in years, banks and consultants say, ahead of ...

Code Vein II (PS5) has debuted in first place on the retail charts in Japan with sales of 14,452 units, according to Famitsu for the week ending February 1, 2026. Mario kart World (NS2) is in second ...

USD/JPY strengthens to near 155.85 in Wednesday’s early Asian session. Traders are cautious ahead of Japan’s snap lower house election on Sunday. The nomination of Kevin Warsh to lead the Fed could ...

Tokyo (AFP) – Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said the alliance between Tokyo and Washington would collapse if Japan failed to act in the event of an attack on the US military during a conflict ...

Code Vein II for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC, and Makaism: Frenzy of the Netherworld for PlayStation 5, Switch 2, and Switch are the highlights of this week’s Japanese video game releases. Get ...

This file photo shows a person using a smartphone. (Mainichi/Taichi Kaizuka) KOFU -- Emails impersonating real company presidents and requesting QR codes to access chat groups on the free messaging ...

Walking is one of the simplest forms of exercise that helps us to stay fit and healthy. According to Dan Go, a fitness coach with over 20 years of experience, it “is the most underrated way to burn ...

Yen intervention threats overshadow fiscal concerns, reinforcing a bearish USD/JPY outlook into year-end. 10-year JGB yields hit 2.1%, the highest since 1999, intensifying pressure on yen-funded carry ...

Tokyo (AFP) – When Takanori Kuzuoka began climbing the criminal career ladder, he didn't fancy joining Japan's old-school yakuza, with their tattoos, rigid hierarchy and codes of honour. Instead he ...