nihonshu (sake): In Japanese, sake means alcohol broadly, not just the brewed rice beverage the country is famous for.

Netflix is marking ten years in Japan this month, and in that time, it has gone from a brand with zero presence to a key, noisy player in the local streaming ecosystem. Kaata Sakamoto, Netflix’s ...

The Consumer Price Index rose 2.9% for the 12 months ending August, after rising 2.7% in July, according to federal data released Thursday morning. This marked the highest inflationary uptick since ...

Japan and the Philippines agreed this week to boost cooperation on weapons and military technology amid Chinese aggression in the East and South China seas. Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and ...

Japan's tariff negotiator said the US would revise tariffs on Japanese goods by September 16. In an X post, he said there would be a reduction in Japanese automobile tariffs. The tariff rate for goods ...

Japan’s ruling party is set to hold a leadership contest on Oct. 4 that will offer all its members the opportunity to vote on how they want to rebrand the ailing party. Pending formal approval by the ...

The pressure is rising on Mauricio Pochettino to deliver a signature win. Most recently, the U.S. fell to South Korea 2-0 in New Jersey in a game that had more opposition fans than home supporters, a ...

TOKYO, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Ruling party lawmakers in Japan prepared their bids to replace outgoing premier Shigeru Ishiba on Monday, as financial markets recoiled on the political uncertainty and the ...

A Connecticut credit union has begun work on a new full-service branch location and hopes it will be finished next spring. The Ellafi Federal Credit Union said it is developing a new full-service ...

Japan, one of the world’s most stable democracies, is experiencing unusually rapid change. Shigeru Ishiba’s departure could herald a leadership crisis. By Javier C. Hernández Japan entered a period of ...

PHILADELPHIA - Today, The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) approved SEPTA’s request for the one-time use of its state capital assistance to cover operations costs. As a result, ...

SEPTA's request to use nearly $400 million in capital assistance funds from PennDOT to maintain daily operations was greenlighted Monday by Gov. Josh Shapiro. The funding comes after a Philadelphia ...