A torn, bloodied shirt was found, local news media said, quoting police. A wallet, hat and watch were also located.

A 26-year-old man was found dead on a mountain of Japan's northernmost island on Friday, one day after the hiker was reported missing in a brown bear attack.

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Japan’s chief trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa said US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent isn’t directly asking Japan to hike interest rates, a day after Bessent moved markets by describing the Bank of Japan as being behind the curve in fighting inflation.

The country's total fertility rate fell to 1.15 in 2024 from 1.2 the previous year, despite extensive local and central government incentives.

Intense heat blanketed wide areas of Japan on Sunday. Temperatures on Monday may hit 40 degrees Celsius in inland areas of the Kanto and Tokai regions.

American lawmakers are using a trip to South Korea and Japan to explore how the United States can tap those allies’ shipbuilding expertise and capacity to help boost its own capabilities.

Japan marked the 80th anniversary of its World War Two defeat on Friday, with at least one cabinet minister joining thousands of visitors at a shrine that Japan's Asian neighbours view as a symbol of its wartime aggression.

Tied at 71 with under a minute remaining, Jayden Fort scored on a backdoor cut to give Georgetown a two-point lead. On the following possession, Brazil’s Gabriel Landeira answered by hitting a fall-away contested three-pointer to reclaim the lead.

The Japanese economy grew at an annualized pace of 1.0% in the April-June quarter, boosted by exports that held up despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

Germany's foreign minister on Sunday criticised what he called the "aggressive behaviour" of China in the Taiwan Strait ahead of a trip to Japan and Indonesia, and stressed the need to strengthen internationally binding rules.