Over the cables from Tokyo flashed a single sentence: “After being ill with influenza for four days, Viscount Takaaki Kato, Premier of Japan, is dead.” At the news of Viscount Kato’s death, two ...

I felt a little delirious walking into Izumi Kato’s studio. When I opened the door of his humble setup in a residential neighborhood of Northern Tokyo, I was met with the sight of an in-progress ...

(Bloomberg) -- Japan should aim for interest rates and prices to “keep moving,” according to Katsunobu Kato, a potential candidate for the country’s next prime minister. “It’s clear that we have to ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Friday he had not specifically discussed Japan's $1 trillion-plus holdings of U.S. Treasury securities during past meetings with U.S.

New York City now has its own hometown virtuoso in the swordsmanship of the samurai. Shozo Kato, 54, recently became the third person from outside of Japan to pass the notoriously difficult exam for ...

Japan’s finance minister said discussions with market participants are a key factor for ensuring government bonds are bought and sold stably ahead of a closely watched ministry meeting with investors.

This week (Feb. 7), the J-pop superstar unveiled the cover art for the CD and CD+DVD versions of the single, her 38th release overall. "I've been doing music for about 12 years now, and I've never had ...