As a boy, Guts Ishimatsu loved rainy days. Rain meant his mother would be home. She picked up daily work on road crews, ...

A strong earthquake struck Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, around 10:30 p.m. on June 26, with its epicenter in the area ...

Tokyo police wrongfully arrested and detained a Nepalese man on June 25 after failing to recognize his new, officially ...

WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court struck down a Hawaii law requiring people to get permission to carry guns into stores and hotels ...

Although the feared double-typhoon threat has been averted, powerful Typhoon No. 7 remains on course and is expected to ...

BEIRUT—Former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn said calls by some shareholders for his return reflected deep anger over years of ...

The government moved closer to passing legislation to revise the Imperial House Law to secure a sustainable number of ...

The two powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela’s northern coast, killing more than 180 people, were an event known as a ...

Two years after merger talks sputtered to a halt, Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. are trying to jump-start a much ...

The Lower House unanimously approved a revised dangerous driving law on June 25 that sets clear speed thresholds for fatal ...

A powerful earthquake struck northeastern Japan on June 25, injuring at least six people, but it did not trigger a tsunami or ...

The abundance of pink cleats at the FIFA World Cup is likely just a coincidence stemming from sportswear companies’ focus on ...