By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato issued a fresh warning against speculative yen selling on Tuesday, as the Japanese currency approached the key 160 per dollar level that prompted yen-buying interventions half a year ago.

Japan Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato issued a fresh warning against speculative yen selling on Tuesday, as the Japanese currency sank to a five-month low below 158 per dollar in volatile trade. "The Japanese government has been alarmed by foreign exchange developments,

Japan’s biggest automakers pledged cooperation in tech-focused areas to survive in the rapidly evolving global industry, just as two of its largest car brands begin negotiating a deal that would effectively split the country’s industry in two.

Police in Nagano Prefecture said on Tuesday they rescued three foreign backcountry skiers who became lost on a mountain the previous day. The skiers apparently have no injuries.

Japanese policymakers are increasingly anxious that the country's birth rate is nearing the point of no return.

Japan’s SBI Holdings Inc. agreed to take a stake of more than 70% in Solaris SE as part of a new fundraising round for the German fintech that will slash the struggling company’s valuation, according to a person familiar with the matter.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has insisted that ties with Japan were stronger than ever, days after President Joe Biden blocked Nippon Steel's takeover of US Steel.

Japan's weather agency said Monday that last year was the hottest since records began, mirroring other nations as ever-rising greenhouse gas emissions fuel climate change.

You might not have thought that the spoon needed reinventing. But innovators in Japan say otherwise and are convinced that a more high-tech spoon can help us eat more healthily. A new kind of spoon from Japanese company Kirin uses a light electronic current to make food taste saltier than it actually is,

The cocktail club currently has 13 locations in Japan, with several more scheduled to open by the end of February, including in Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka, Kyoto, and more. There are also planned future openings in London, New York, Seoul, and Shanghai.

Born in 1908, she raised four children, ran a family textile factory during World War II, and remained an avid hiker into her 80s.