Describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the conclusion of certain missions (official staff visits, in most cases to member countries). Missions are undertaken as part of regular (usually ...

Japan's 15-year economic downturn has produced ultra-discount shops, selling a wide-variety of no-brand goods. They're proliferating in a country considered one of the most expensive places on earth.

Niigata, Japan - A new Japanese nationwide study revealed that from 2006 to 2021, the number of patients with incident renal RRT due to RPGN increased, with an increase in the age-specific incidence ...

The British are engaged in a searching inquiry into the future of their nuclear deterrent, including the possibility of disbanding it, that illuminates a Japanese debate over whether to acquire ...

The first ever World Baseball Classic has its first ever champion. Team Japan beat Team Cuba, ten to six, last night in San Diego to take the title. Despite having only two major-leaguers, Japan ...

Japanese pics will grab a majority share of the local B.O. in 2006 — the first such victory in 21 years — according to figures released by the Motion Picture Producers Assn. of Japan, also known as ...