HIROSHIMA—As Hiroshima marked the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing on Aug. 6, prayers for the dead were shadowed ...

Malaysian durian orchard owner Stephen Chow’s workers spend hours in the fields in the dead of night, donning headlamps to ...

ARLINGTON, Texas--Daichi Kamada scored on a header off Koki Ogawa's corner kick in the 88th minute, sending the Samurai Blue fans into a frenzy and giving Japan a 2-2 draw with the Netherlands in ...

Japan has selected Noetra Corp., a new company backed by multiple firms, for a “physical artificial intelligence” project that will receive 1 trillion yen ($6.2 billion) in government support over ...

The haikuist found inner peace in the colorful sounds she perceived when a polished black floor reflected green (yuka-midori). So as not to destroy the tranquil atmosphere of Iwakura Jissoin temple, ...

Activist investors, sometimes likened to the “Black Ships” that forced Japan to open its borders, are increasingly pushing companies to “open” their boardrooms. The number of proposals from ...

MONTERREY, Mexico--Japan marked the 1,000th match in World Cup history with a commanding 4-0 win over Tunisia in Group F on Saturday, as Ayase Ueda scored twice to send the North Africans out. Hajime ...

In a world first, Toyota Motor Corp. entered a race with a vehicle propelled by a superconducting motor that leverages the ultra-cold nature of liquid hydrogen fuel. The GR Corolla debuted at the ...

LONDON—The British government on Thursday urged FIFA to investigate Argentina’s team after players celebrating their 2-1 win over England in the World Cup semifinals posed with a banner that claimed ...

Annual deaths from COVID-19 continue to top 30,000 in Japan, even three years since the seriousness of the infectious disease was downgraded to the level of seasonal influenza. Elderly people are most ...

Concerns are rising over a possible string of “naphtha bankruptcies” among Japanese companies, despite government assurances of sufficient oil-derived supplies during the Middle East crisis. Surveys ...

ARLINGTON, Texas--Those blue bags Japan fans waved in a frenzy after their team got a late tying goal were then used after the final whistle to maintain what has become a cleansing World Cup tradition ...