By Kaori Kaneko JOETSU, Japan (Reuters) -For more than half a century, the Japanese government has encouraged its rice farmers to grow less of the crop so that prices of the national staple grain ...

Gold Ship is going viral because of Umamusume’s release, but the real race horse’s lore is almost unbelievable.

Minna Bank teams up with Fireblocks and Solana to test stablecoins for retail payments under Japan's new crypto laws.

Yen Press kicked off Anime Expo 2025 by announcing four new manga titles, including Demon Lord 2099 and Divine Incursions.

At Anime Expo 2025, Ize Press announced the English print publication of Revenge of the Baskerville Bloodhound.

World conflicts and President Trump's turbulent policy making have shattered assumptions, leaving market favorites in tatters ...

Global shares mostly fell even as U.S. stocks climbed further into record heights as the clock ticks on President Donald ...

U.S. stocks closed at record highs following a holiday-shortened session on Thursday. The S&P 500 SPX has surged 26% from its April low as investors welcomed Trump's retreat from his original ...

The dollar pared gains against the euro and yen on Friday after President Donald Trump got his signature tax cut bill across ...

Against the yen the dollar was traded at 144.69 yen, down 0.2% from late in the U.S. trading day when it surged 0.8%. The ...

Most analysts and real money investors remain convinced the yen will eventually appreciate as Japan shifts away from ...