TOKYO - -A U.S. CV-22 Osprey made what Japanese officials called an emergency landing Thursday at Hanamaki Airport in northeastern Japan, about 300 miles north of Tokyo.

Yuta Kato is increasingly annoyed by foreigners ignorant of Japan's social etiquette, whether that involves blocking the streets near his work in Tokyo's upscale Ginza district or distracting commuters by playing loud videos on their phones.

Nishijinori, the intricate weaving for kimonos that dates back more than a thousand years in Japan's ancient capital of Kyoto, is getting a modern-day high-tech collaborator: artificial intelligence.

Backed by SoftBank and HongShan, LegalOn Technologies is teaming up with OpenAI to develop AI agents for legal work.

Core consumer inflation in Japan's capital slowed in July but stayed well above the central bank's 2% target in July, data showed on Friday, adding to renewed market expectations for another interest rate hike this year.

Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle isn't messing around in its early Japanese release, breaking several records on the way to an opening weekend that suggests Mugen Train's standing as anime's highest-grossing movie could be in serious peril.

The roots of Japan’s economic problems go back to the late 1980s, when the nation suddenly went from challenging US economic supremacy to watching one of the world’s biggest asset bubbles burst. The Nikkei 225 index fell some 80% from a 1989 high in the ensuing prolonged period of stasis.

Japanese electric motor maker Nidec reported on Thursday 61.45 billion yen ($420.60 million) in preliminary first-quarter operating profit, up 2.3% from the year-earlier period.