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Hanako Okada was one of 73 women to win seats at the general election last month, a record number in a Parliament long dominated by men.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has survived a runoff vote against the opposition but will face turmoil ahead amid ...

JPMorgan Chase & Co. hired Hiroki Kimakura from Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to head Japanese government bond trading in Tokyo, ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, whom lawmakers voted to keep in office Monday despite his party’s dismal recent election showing, has vowed to further strengthen the U.S.-Japan alliance.

Yuichiro Tamaki, the leader of a small opposition party now able to wield outsized political influence, had long puzzled over ...

To make a direct call to Japan From Japan, you need to follow the international dialing format given below. The dialing format is same for calling Japan mobile or land line from Japan. To call Japan ...

Gifting a pair can be a complex undertaking, but Yohei Fukuda, a master shoemaker in Tokyo, says the result is well worth the ...

Relevance: As the world's third largest economy and one of the United States' most important allies and trading partners, Japan is critical to an understanding of global issues. Japan also exerts ...