Critical minerals include rare earth metals - key to making goods like smartphones, fighter jets and electric cars. Read more ...

TOKYO — Heavy snow piling up in northern Japan in the last two weeks has blocked roads and is being blamed for dozens of ...

At least three deals, making plausible inroads into Japan’s overall commitment of $550bn, are now due to be unveiled once the ...

Reluctance to change job and rise of ‘proxy quitters’ is a reaction to Japan’s ‘rigid’ labour market – but there are signs of ...

The announcements were timed to the Trump administration's Wednesday summit with more than 50 countries to develop supply chains for the minerals ...

Japan’s highest court upheld a U.S. airman’s conviction for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl just over ...

On Feb. 4, 1789, George Washington of Virginia, the commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, was ...

Both EU and Japanese officials have advocated to protect supply chains from being undercut by China in ways that go beyond ...

A Japanese research vessel has successfully drilled and retrieved deep-sea sediment containing rare earth minerals from the seabed near a remote island, Japan’s government announced Monday as the coun ...

By Makiko Yamazaki and Takaya Yamaguchi TOKYO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Just as Japan was finally gaining ground in its long, hard ...

With the United States undermining its commitment to providing stability in the region, Japan is better served by engaging ...