The number of children on nursery school waiting lists in the nation as of April 1 rose by 181 from a year earlier to 2,435, ...

The insurer, which has held off on adding to its Japanese government bond holdings over the past two years after unrealized ...

Marshall Wace has long traded in Asia, with Japan being a key market. It opened a Hong Kong office in 2006, bringing to the ...

Some ⁠banks have frozen Radiant World’s accounts and trading houses have severed ​ties on concerns ⁠the commodity trader had ...

The two, who are Chilean nationals, allegedly smashed the showcase of a watch shop in broad daylight on Tuesday and made off ...

The South Korean chipmaker doesn’t have “any fixed plans” for its significant indirect stake in Kioxia Holdings, Chief ...

Yokohama Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka reportedly told supporters Friday that he would resign over allegations of power harassment ...

Major combat operations have been paused for weeks but there has been little progress toward a wider peace agreement between ...

The government has announced a package of measures to support recovery, including a travel discount program to revitalize ...

South Korea supports U.S. President Donald Trump's efforts to resume dialogue with North Korea, but aims to ensure its ...

Mortgages in Japan have traditionally been structured with repayment periods of as long as 35 years. But as home prices climb ...

Coral skeleton records stretching back 1,000 years show El Nino episodes are intensifying as the planet warms, according to a ...