Yamasawa Rina has worked for NHK for over 20 years. As a correspondent based in Paris, she covered Europe, the Middle East ...

Leading Japanese beef-bowl chain Sukiya has temporarily closed nearly all of its outlets after customers found their food had been contaminated by pests.

Tokyo's benchmark stock index plunged in Monday morning trading on concern that the Trump administration's additional auto tariffs will harm the US economy.

Japan logged record losses from the illicit use of credit cards last year, with many consumers falling victim to phishing scams. Card issuers are turning to AI to tackle the problem.