Softbank Group Corp., Toshiba Corp. and Hitachi Ltd. are on the list of some of Japan's largest companies interested in playing a role in the first round of U.S.-focused investments as part of a ...

Shares in Asia were higher on Wednesday, with Japan’s benchmark gaining more than 1% after a quiet finish for U.S. stocks. Most markets in Asia stayed closed for Lunar New Year holidays.

WASHINGTON--A senior U.S. official on Tuesday revealed what he said were new details of an underground nuclear test blast that ‌China allegedly conducted in June 2020.

Major convenience store chain Lawson Inc. announced plans to expand its operations into India on Feb. 18, as opportunities ...

Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara electrified the crowd in capturing Japan's first-ever Olympic gold medal in pairs figure ...

BANGKOK--Japan wants to ship carbon emissions to Malaysia in a first-of-its-kind project in Southeast Asia for carbon capture ...

Excitement is heating up in Japan over its athletes’ soaring medal count at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics whose ...

A mix of new and familiar faces strode through the main Diet gate on the morning of Feb. 18 for a fresh round of ...

KYOTO—More than 10,000 visitors have already stepped onto the otherworldly grounds of Toji temple here in the week since the ...

SAITAMA--City officials are considering enlisting the public's help in the war against pesky raccoons, which are causing ...

Visitors to Japan fell 4.9% in January from the previous year to mark the first ‌decline in four years, government data ...

The education ministry has given the green light to Tohoku University, Hiroshima University and the University of Tsukuba to ...