Japan’s rising cost of living is hitting households hard as more than 20,000 food and beverage products saw price hikes this year. Rice, bottled water, produce and everyday basics now cost ...

It comes as new PM Sanae Takaichi is keen for inflation to fall but also needs low government borrowing costs.

From affordable living costs to cultural richness, discover how far your money might go if exploring Japan and what it means to be wealthy in the land of the rising sun. Japan is a fascinating ...

Japan will face challenges meeting climate goals while also easing cost-of-living pressures on its citizens, according to the nation’s new Environment Minister Hirotaka Ishihara. New green ...

Vitus Stenhøj Schiøtz moved to Japan on a working holiday visa. He found Tokyo hectic so he ended up living in a small ski town north of the capital. He's making $8 an hour as a chef but has found the ...

An off-the-cuff remark about never paying for rice has cost Japan’s agriculture minister his job, as pressure mounts on the government to solve the nation’s rice crisis. Taku Eto resigned on Wednesday ...