A title change took place on Monday to help kick off a new era for NJPW. Following the retirement of Hiroshi Tanahashi at Wrestle Kingdom 20, NJPW was immediately back in action with New Year Dash ...

A 12-year-old Japanese gaming streamer is set to drop out after graduating from primary school to pursue esports full time, sparking controversy online. The youngster, Tarou, began playing video games ...

Toyota Motor Vietnam sold 1,082 hybrid vehicles in December 2025, pushing full-year hybrid deliveries to 8,474 units, a 58% increase from 2024, signaling growing preference among Vietnamese buyers for ...

A federal appeals court ruling on New Year's Eve blocked Hawaii from enforcing a climate change tourist tax on cruise ships passengers, a levy that was set to go into effect at the start of 2026.

Making Japanese language proficiency a requirement for foreign nationals to earn permanent resident status is among the items to be included in the outline of a basic policy on dealing with foreign ...

A federal judge’s ruling has cleared the way for Hawaii to include cruise ship passengers in a new tourist tax to help cope with climate change, a levy set to go into effect at the start of 2026. U.S.

Donald Trump promised to drive America in a different direction. One year into his second term, he is doing so, enacting or seeking fundamental changes to policy, politics and society. He has driven ...

A Toyota Motor Corp. engineer checks a vehicle during its production process at its plant in Iwate Prefecture in April 2024. The Yomiuri Shimbun 12:19 JST, December 27, 2025 Toyota Motor Corp. has set ...

Japan is considering a major overhaul of its migrant labor programs in an effort to better address critical labor shortages in a number of industries. Long known for its strict immigration policies, ...

Japan is considering a major overhaul of its migrant labor programs in an effort to better address critical labor shortages in a number of industries. The new proposal comes after three consecutive ...

While Toyota is a Japanese company, trucks like the Tacoma and the Tundra are as American as they come. Designed and built in the U.S. for buyers in the U.S., they’re consequently imposing in size and ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi answers a question during a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in the National Diet on Dec. 12, 2025. (Mainichi/Akihiro Hirata) TOKYO -- The Japanese ...