The Bank of Japan decides at its policy meeting to raise its short-term interest rate from 0.25% to 0.5%, which is its highest level since 2008. Mongolian-born sumō wrestler Hōshōryū wins his ...

The number 2 reactor at Shimane Nuclear Power Station in Matsue restarts nearly 13 years after it was halted in January 2012, following the Great East Japan Earthquake the previous year.

On this anniversary, let’s revisit the key events that led up to that fateful day: July: Under Prime Minister Fumimaro Kanoe, Japan invades North China. July: The U.S. imposes trade sanctions ...

President Roosevelt signing the declaration of war against Japan. December 1941. Library of Congress. July: American government freezes all Japanese assets in the U.S. December: U.S. and Britain ...

The Japanese government formally obtains control of the Diaoyu (Senkaku) Islands. Japan asserts the islands were not owned by anyone prior to their occupation while China maintains it has ...