Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Sunday he had decided to resign, ushering in a potentially lengthy period of policy paralysis at a shaky moment for the world’s fourth-largest economy.

Stephen Dacus, head of the chain’s parent company, aims to export its success in Japan, with signature offerings like fresh prepared food. Stephen Dacus, the chief executive of 7-Eleven’s parent ...

TOKYO — Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced Sunday he will step down following growing calls from his party to take responsibility for a historic defeat in July’s parliamentary election.

Japan's obligations under a $550 billion investment pledge, made in the course of tariff negotiations with the United States, were outlined in a document signed Thursday in Washington. The terms and ...

Japan’s lunar celebrations will be more memorable this year, as the country is set to experience a blood moon. Between September and October, Japan observes tsukimi, which encompasses various ...

Retired Japanese racehorse Haru Urara, who saw an unexpected surge in popularity in recent months after the global launch of a mobile game, has died at the age of 29. Once dubbed “the shining star of ...

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The new Banksy at the Royal Courts of Justice (Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) Banksy could be unmasked after his latest piece outside the Royal Courts of Justice has sparked a police investigation ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2025. Reporter Less than a year after taking office, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced Sunday that ...

Ballarat dentist Ian Lomax is not only into teeth. According to the website of Drummond Dental, he’s also a champion for “health and wellbeing” and “an avid advocate for fitness and leading a healthy ...

The Nevada Supreme Court ruled against John Doe's attempt to remain anonymous in a GPS tracking case involving Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve and former Washoe County Commissioner Vaughn Hartung. The ...

New testing is being done on evidence from the murder of JonBenet Ramsey by ‘competent’ investigators who came to the case last year, John Ramsey and his long-time lawyer said on Saturday– but it’s ...