The Japan News [posttime] JST, [postdate] West Japan Railway Co. announced Tuesday that train services of Sanyo Shinkansen ...

In what may be the most endearing free agency decision in baseball history, Japanese slugger Kazuma Okamoto let his daughter weigh in on his career choice, and her artistic eye played a factor in his ...

Japan’s service sector expanded at its slowest pace since May in December, as softer overall demand countered a rebound in new export businesses, a private sector survey showed on Wednesday.

Japan’s Nikkei share average marked a record closing high on Tuesday as the outlook for domestic company’s profits improved.

Sony Honda Mobility unveiled its new prototype electric vehicle at the CES trade show in Las Vegas on Monday, even as most ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said the government is gathering information on the damage caused by earthquakes that hit ...

With island-wide local elections approaching this year and a presidential election in 2028, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te’s administration is wary of China’s moves to interfere in its elections by ...

Almost every winter for hundreds of years, a mystical phenomenon known as “Omiwatari” or “Miwatari” would occur on Lake Suwa ...

A strong earthquake hit the Chugoku region, registering a upper 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in Tottori and Shimane prefectures at around 10:20 Tuesday.

Three strong earthquakes struck off the coast of eastern Shimane Prefecture, recording maximums of 4 to upper 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7, from around 10:18 a.m. to around 10:37 a.m ...

Editorial [posttime] JST, [postdate] An era of multiparty politics has fully arrived, with emerging parties gaining prominence and no single force capable of forming a government on its own. This ...

Japan’s 10-year government bond yield reversed course to inch higher on Tuesday after a moderately firm outcome at a same-maturity bond auction.