James "Weston" Higginbotham, a 20-year-old Auburn University student who vanished during a family vacation in Japan, has been found dead, his mom says.

Japan is currently undergoing the greatest budgetary reform process since the end of World War II at a time when authorities are trying to reduce reliance on extra budgets to meet unexpected spending needs,

By Leika Kihara TOKYO, June 9 (Reuters) - Japan's Economic Revitalisation Minister Minoru Kiuchi said on Tuesday he hoped the Bank of Japan works closely with the government to durably achieve its 2% inflation target.

TOKYO: Japan stands ready to take "decisive" action to stem the yen's depreciation, an official said Tuesday (June 9), as the currency traded in the lower 160 range against the US dollar, near a level that previously prompted Japanese authorities to step into the currency market.

A bear roaming the streets of a Japanese city for three days forced authorities to shut nearly 100 schools on Monday as hunters, police and local officials launched a major search operation.

South Korea will hold an event later this week to mark the centennial anniversary of a key student-led independence movement during Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule of Korea, the veterans ministry said Tuesday.

A roaming bear has triggered an unprecedented alert in Japan's Utsunomiya City, forcing authorities to close 94 schools and heighten safety measures for residents. The incident comes as Japan witnesses a record surge in bear sightings,

The Japanese National Team stirred up quite a fuss in Monterrey after rejecting Tigres’ training grounds due to the state of the fields.