Ibaraki Prefecture is seeking to host the country's first demonstration reactor for next-generation nuclear technology known ...

Shigeo Nagashima, a true giant in Japanese baseball and one of the country’s most popular athletes, died of pneumonia at a ...

TOKYO/BEIJING--China’s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that two Japanese men killed last month in the northeastern city of ...

BEIJING--Xu Qiliang, a former air force general who was reportedly close to Chinese leader Xi Jinping, has died at age 75, ...

Toyota Motor will take forklift-maker Toyota Industries private in a $33-billion deal, the companies said on Tuesday, a ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said the country's economy can withstand the hit from U.S. tariffs and sustain a cycle of ...

SEOUL--Lee Jae-myung, who rose from childhood poverty to become South Korea’s leading liberal politician vowing to fight ...

Statue re-creations of an ancient dog breed modeled after fossilized remains excavated at the Makimuku ruins are now on ...

Counselors and trainers have increasingly been dealing with a modern problem: young employees’ utter disdain for landline ...

The Japan Sumo Association launched a new era in the sport on May 28, making Onosato's promotion official to the highest rank ...

Roses named in honor of a young holocaust victim continue to be raised with great care at a girls’ school in Tokyo a ...

There are few photographs left today that show what Hiroshima looked like immediately after the U.S. bomber Enola Gay dropped ...