By Leika Kihara TOKYO, June 30 (Reuters) - Japan will overhaul its budget process to more flexibly boost investment in growth areas and respond to crises, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's first economic blueprint showed on Tuesday,

Beijing’s moves have included flying bombers near Japan, detaining businesspeople and restricting the exports of rare earths.

A Japan supporter summed up the collective feelings of its fans after suffering a heartbreaking defeat to end their World Cup run.

Japan hung in until the very end Monday but were eliminated from the tournament -- the third straight time Japan has had the lead in the knockout round and lost.

Japan head coach Hajime Moriyasu gave his perspective after his team pushed Brazil to the limit in the World Cup.

North Korea on Monday condemned the ongoing Resolute Dragon joint military exercise between Japan's Ground Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. Marines as a rehearsal for war.

YouTube accounted for more than 65% of all digital video-on-demand hours watched in Japan in May, reaching 72 million viewers who collectively logged 2.8 billion hours on the platform, according to new behavioral data from ampd Analytics.

Japan's battle against online fraud has taken an unusual turn with the arrival of a virtual police chief designed not to patrol streets but to appear on screens. While governments around the world are experimenting with artificial intelligence in public services,