Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has dissolved the lower house of parliament to pave the way for an early election on Feb. 8 ...

Prudential Life Insurance says it has set up a panel of outside experts to look into financial misconduct by its employees and pay back money to affected people.

Despite a committed turn by Rinko Kikuchi, Josef Kubota Wladyka's third feature ‘Ha-chan, Shake Your Booty!’ is undone by own ambitions.

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Bank of Japan chief Kazuo Ueda said Friday that Japanese government bond yields have been rising at a "very rapid pace" in recent trading and reiterated the central bank's readiness ...

European shares are mixed after markets advanced in Asia. U.S. futures turned lower early Friday. The Bank of Japan kept its ...

The move by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is an attempt to capitalize on her popularity to help her governing party regain ...

Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo released a new video of the twin giant pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, which will be returned to China ...

At Daichi-in temple in the city of Chita, Aichi Prefecture, the production of "fukumasu" boxes used for bean-throwing rituals during the Setsubun festival is underway. Staff will finish about 2,000 ...

It uses rare earths imported from China, but the country imposed an export ban on shipments to Japan on January 6, and rare earths are among the items affected. China has exerted pressure in the past ...

Before taking the Lollapalooza stage in Mumbai this weekend, J-pop artist Fujii Kaze traces a personal arc getting The ...

Intense snow has hit areas along the Sea of Japan, with more feared in Niigata Prefecture, the Hokuriku region and elsewhere ...