Firefighters and army helicopters battled a fire that burned through old wooden houses in a fishing town in southwestern Japan.

Japan's government is in the final stages of assembling a stimulus package worth 21.3 trillion yen ($135.38 billion) to help households cope with persistent inflation, a draft seen by Reuters showed,

Tension between Japan and China has escalated over the new Japanese leader's suggestion Tokyo could intervene militarily if Beijing attacks Taiwan.

Bear sightings and attacks have increased in parts of Japan, especially in municipalities close to or adjacent to populated zones,” the U.S. Embassy said in a wildlife alert.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda and key economic ministers in the country's new government have agreed to watch market developments with a "strong sense of urgency," Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Wednesday.

Japan has reported its economy contracted at a 1.8% annual pace in July-September as President Donald Trump’s tariffs hurt exports.

Japan’s government plans to expand public support for offshore wind power projects as costs increase rapidly and threaten the nation’s renewable energy goals.

An off-the-cuff remark by new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi that triggered Japan's biggest bust-up in years with powerful neighbour China was not meant to signal a new hardline stance.

Firefighters and army helicopters are battling a fire that has burned through a neighborhood in southwestern Japan and forced more than 170 people to evacuate.

Akio Toyoda was spotted at Toyota’s Fuji Speedway on Sunday wearing a "Make America Great Again" cap and a T-shirt supporting President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance. In the crowd, spectators waved American flags and U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass made an appearance.