Japan’s Leading Restaurant Chain Skylark Lands in the U.S.; Discover Shabu-Yo Japanese Wagyu Hot Pot in Illinois With successful locations in Schaumburg and Naperville, Shabu-Yo is set to expand

Daiso, a Japanese dollar store chain popular among social media users, is establishing roots in the Chicago area.

Japanese discount retailer Daiso said it will open its first Missouri store this month, in the St. Louis area. The global retail chain said it will open a new store Jan. 25 at 1905 Wentzville Parkway in the Wentzille Crossing shopping center.

President Biden’s ambassador to Japan, Rahm Emanuel, will leave his position in Tokyo on Monday and return to the U.S., a traditional changing of the guard ahead of the swearing-in of a new

Rising costs of living are causing young people to put off or rule out marriage and child birth while pursuing higher education and careers.

We reviewed the names of people who have received pardons or commutations going back to the 1950s. Here’s a look back at some of them.

In a heated Senate confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, Sen. Tammy Duckworth grilled the proposed defense secretary over the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, asking him if he could name

Executives at a leading Japanese bank apologized and took pay cuts on Thursday after police arrested an employee who allegedly stole about 1.4 billion yen ($9 million) worth of

Sen. Tammy Duckworth put Pete Hegseth’s foreign policy chops to the test during his confirmation hearing on Tuesday as President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon. The Illinois Democrat asked Hegseth to name one country in ASEAN,

Asian shares mostly rose Thursday, following a rally on Wall Street driven by encouraging update on U.S. inflation. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 added 0.2% to 38,532.18. Bank of

MIGRANT MOVES | The Biden administration says it will extend temporary deportation relief to nearly 1 million people from El Salvador, Sudan, Ukraine and Venezuela, via POLITICO’s Myah Ward. The move comes days before Donald Trump takes office with a promise to restrict the program.

Roki Sasaki, the prized 23-year-old Japanese right-hander, has signed with the world champion Los Angeles Dodgers, he announced Friday.