The U.S. dollar weakened sharply against the Japanese yen on Monday after Trump and Japan's finance minister confirmed both sides had intervened in markets.
Gundam fans unite! The first ever store in the country for the popular anime figures from Japan just opened at the Fashion Outlets of Chicago.
A powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck off northern Japan late Monday, injuring at least 23 people and triggering a tsunami in Pacific coast communities, officials said. Authorities warned of possible aftershocks and an increased risk of a megaquake.
Brendan Fraser leads the cast of the new movie, "Rental Family." He plays an actor living in Japan who is offered the opportunity to play some different kinds of roles...not on TV or in the movies...but in life.
"Rental Family" is a new movie that just opened to rave reviews. It stars Brendan Fraser as an American actor struggling to find work in Japan who takes a job "pretending" to be a loved one for complete strangers.
President Donald Trump opened his visit to Japan on Monday with greetings from the emperor a day before he meets new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.