Japan exceeds bluefin tuna quota
Japan exceeds its quota of Pacific bluefin tuna for the year amid concerns over stocks.
read moreAfter 9 years, BOJ uses term 'expansion'
The Bank of Japan lifts its economic assessment, using the word 'expansion' for the first time in nine years.
read morePM Abe departs for Russia
Japan's Prime Minister Abe departs to Moscow to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
read moreTriumph debuts Premium Friday bra
There's now a bra in Japan to encourage people to leave work early inspired by the government's 'Premium Friday' campai...
read moreYamato to raise delivery fees
Japan's major package delivery firm Yamato Transport will raise its delivery fees by up to 20 percent.
read moreJapan, U.S., S.Korea meet to discuss N.Korea
Senior officials from the 3 countries meet in Tokyo to discuss the current tension in North Korea.
read moreToshiba to spin off operations
Toshiba announces plans to spin off four of its core business divisions from the parent company to help it regain its fi...
read moreJapan logs $36.7b trade surplus
Japan posts a $36.7b trade surplus in fiscal 2016, its first in six years.
read moreGinza Six mall opens
The plush new Ginza Six mall opens in the Japanese capital's top shopping destination.
read moreAso says TPP without U.S. eyed
Japan's Finance Minister Taro Aso says a Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal without the U.S. will be discussed in May.
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