A dayslong search is underway for James “Weston” Higginbotham, a 20-year-old American student who disappeared during a family vacation in Japan.

Japan has changed practice venues in Monterrey ahead of the World Cup after players encountered an uneven pitch marred by patches of dirt at their original training ground.

By Leigh Thomas PARIS, June 4 (Reuters) - The United States will respect tariff caps in trade deals struck with the European Union, Japan and other countries, and planned U.S. tariffs over forced labour provide the legal basis to do so,

Japan’s holdings of foreign securities fell sharply in May following its record currency market intervention to support the yen over the past month.

The University of Tokyo is the only Asian institution to make the top 25 in the Center for World University Rankings’ 2026 list.

By Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO, June 5 (Reuters) - Japan's real wages climbed 1.9% in April from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday, marking a fourth consecutive monthly gain, as higher special payments boosted overall earnings and improved household purchasing power.

A sika deer in Nara, Japan, raised smiles on May 9 when it stopped obediently at a red pedestrian crossing light and waited for the signal to change. Only when the light turned green and nearby pedestrians began to cross did the deer follow.

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