BOSTON--A U.S. jury on Monday ⁠found Japan-based Takeda Pharmaceutical liable ⁠for causing about $885 million in damages by ...

The ninth year of the Kansei era of the Edo Period (1603-1867) in feudal Japan corresponds to the year 1797 in the West.

OSAKA--The nation's first casino-centered integrated resort (IR), planned on a manmade island here, remains a safe bet ...

PARIS--Group of Seven finance ministers acknowledged mounting concern over ‌public debt and bond market volatility as they ...

PARIS--Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Monday that the government stands ‌ready to act against excessive ...

Two Americans—one wearing a costume and the other using a camera, were arrested over the suspected intrusion into a zoo ...

YAMAGATA—A man from Fukushima who is accused of helping a string of people kill themselves was rearrested on May 13 in ...

Taiwan’s president on Sunday stressed that arms purchases from the United States are “the most important deterrent” of ...

A bomb threat sparked by Sanseito leader Sohei Kamiya's scheduled lecture forced the University of Tokyo to cancel its annual ...

NIIGATA—What should be liquid gold for residents and Japan at large is instead a daily hazard as the “village of oil” here ...

At least 10 Japanese, including two high school students, have been offered “yami baito” (shady part-time jobs) in overseas ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said May 18 she is considering a supplementary budget to resume a subsidy to help households ...