Japan began requiring cyclists under the age of 13 to wear helmets in 2008 and updated traffic regulations in April 2023 to promote helmets for all cyclists. With Taiwan’s experience regulating ...

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, visited Japan on April 8-9. This is the former Dutch prime minister’s first visit to Japan as NATO secretary general. On the first day, he met with Japan’s ...

In other words, Canada will pay a benefit amount reflecting the portion of your periods that are creditable under Canada's pension program, and Japan will pay a benefit amount reflecting the portion ...

Hatsushima Station, a relatively not-so-busy station in Japan’s Arida town, serving 530 riders per day, was due for a replacement of a weathered wooden complex, and in just six hours, it got a ...

Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato stated Japan will not use its U.S. Treasury bonds as leverage against American tariffs. This was in response to a suggestion to sell the bonds as retaliation. Kato ...

Japan has a new U.S. ambassador, and he’ll have both large shoes to fill and a challenging agenda ahead of him — including helping to resolve a row over tough tariffs the White House has ...

While Japan is not a member of NATO, both Tokyo and the alliance leaders seem eager to work together as NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte visits the Asian country ...

FRANKFURT, Germany/TOKYO -- The European Union is considering a virtual ban on carbon fiber in motor vehicles that could take a toll on the material's Japanese manufacturers, which have more than ...

Japan appears set to get priority in US tariff talks, putting Tokyo at the head of a long queue of countries seeking to roll back US President Donald Trump’s duties, which are scheduled to kick ...

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(Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan on Tuesday released a commemorative 500 yen coin for the World Exposition that opens in Osaka this weekend. The coin, featuring the Expo's official mascot Myaku ...

KYOTO, Japan -- Japanese measuring instruments maker Horiba said Monday that it has purchased all shares in EtaMax, a South Korean manufacturer of chipmaking devices. The cost of the acquisition ...