Team Japan shows up in force at the men’s halfpipe.

The Japanese team also landed third (Ryusei Yamada), fourth and seventh place. Japan now has three gold medals, following wins in the men’s and women’s snowboard big air, and 12 medals overall.

Japan's Sanae Takaichi wins a landslide in snap election, exit polls project

Japan’s conservative prime minister Sanae Takaichi has won a landslide victory after she gambled on a high-stakes snap election, exit polls suggest.

Japan’s Takaichi Wins Big in Snap Election: What to Know

The conservative Prime Minister’s gamble seems to have paid off.

Figure Skating-Japan take silver and bronze in bittersweet night for Kagiyama

Japan claimed silver and bronze in the men's figure skating final on Friday, but the double podium proved bittersweet for Yuma Kagiyama, who said he was a bit frustrated by an error‑filled skate that fell short of his hopes on Olympic ice.

Traveling To Japan Will Cost More In 2026. What You Need To Know

Some significant changes are coming for tourists to Japan this year, which could make vacations to the country a lot pricier.

Prime Minister Takaichi’s party wins a supermajority in Japan’s lower house

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s governing party has secured a two-thirds supermajority in a parliamentary election.

Yen pushes towards best week in a year on 'Buy Japan' talk

By Sophie Kiderlin LONDON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - The Japanese yen pushed towards its biggest weekly gain in a year on Thursday, adding pressure on the dollar and suggesting a shift in mood may be afoot in the currency market.

Japan's New Dawn: Seven Films at Berlin Signal Industry Renaissance as Box Office Hits Record High

Japan is mounting its strongest presence at the Berlin Film Festival in years, with seven films spanning competition, Forum, Panorama and Classics sections. It's a range that mirrors the country’s record-breaking theatrical year in 2025 and signals what producers describe as a genuine renaissance for Japanese cinema.

Japan's surge on the Olympic halfpipe leaves the US with some catching up to do

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — A generation ago, the sight of an Olympic halfpipe podium drenched in red, white and blue was as common as fresh powder on the mountain — a fitting and expected celebration for a sport born and raised in the United States.

Data Centers Are About to Use as Much Power as Japan—and the Solutions Are Getting Weird

The insatiable demand for data center power and materials is turning formerly marginal ideas into economical ones—from nuclear batteries to bacteria-mined copper.

Japan's Nikkei touches 58,000 as yen, JGBs rally on election fallout

(Corrects to change broken story links in text) By Rocky Swift TOKYO, Feb 12 (Reuters) - The Nikkei share average broke past 58,000 for the first time on Thursday, joined in a rare triple rally with government bonds (JGBs) and the yen as markets processed the fallout of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's historic election win.