Japan recorded a trade deficit of 2.76 trillion yen ($18 billion) in January, the Finance Ministry reported Wednesday, as ...

Hitoshi Matsumoto and publisher Bungeishunju Ltd. agreed to the withdrawal of a lawsuit filed by Matsumoto over a weekly ...

Kobe Airport will begin international flight operations on April 18, marking a major shift from its domestic-only status to boost the city’s tourism and economy.

Yoshihiko Noda won the presidency of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan on promises to shift the main opposition ...

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

Fusako Shigenobu, founder of the Japanese Red Army group that staged a series of terrorist attacks a half century ago, was ...

MUMBAI--Japan’s Sapporo withdrew its bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics because the Games were “too soon” for the city, the ...

Setting its sights on becoming a key player in the global space industry, Japan will set up a 1-trillion-yen ($6.47 billion) ...

BEIJING--A Chinese man who injured a Japanese mother and her child and killed a Chinese bus attendant trying to protect them ...

The expected heavy flow of travelers during the Golden Week period from late April to early May is expected to be slightly down this year due to the fewer consecutive holidays and inflation boosting ...

Karen Makishima is the only female running for Japan’s ruling party in her 20-seat prefecture for the Oct. 27 general ...

With inflation continuing to rise, the focus in this year’s “shunto” spring labor negotiations, which began on Jan. 22, will ...