Japan

TOKYO – Tokyo stocks rebounded on October 21, with the Nikkei 225 closing 545.82 points higher at 64,621.24, a gain

TOKYO – Japan’s new rice harvest is reaching stores at significantly lower prices, with initial trading prices for the 2026

TOKYO – Empress Emerita Michiko celebrated her 92nd birthday on October 20th, receiving birthday greetings from Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako

TOKYO – Local governments across Japan are stepping up efforts to recruit people who hold teaching licenses but are not

KOCHI – Police in Kochi Prefecture have released footage of a group of teenagers riding motorcycles recklessly through Kochi City

TOKYO – Japan is considering whether to introduce nuclear-powered submarines as part of a broader review of its national defense

HOKKAIDO – An Australian tourist who suffered a spinal cord injury after falling from a bridge near a popular sightseeing

TOKYO – Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi launched her first cabinet reshuffle since taking office, keeping core economic, foreign-policy and security

TOKYO – Japan’s Nikkei 225 Stock Average closed at 64,075.42 on October 20th, falling 841.28 points, or 1.30%, as renewed

OSAKA – JR West has unveiled multifunctional railway maintenance machinery, including a heavy-duty single-arm robot and a mass-produced humanoid robot,