Asian shares were trading mixed on Monday, with benchmarks in Tokyo and Seoul leading gains thanks to buying of computer chipmakers' stocks. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 added 2.1% to finish at 66,399 ...

A 58-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of arson following a fire at a home in Adachi Ward, Tokyo, early on Friday. The fire is one of six suspicious fires reported in the area over the past ...

Yuichiro Tamaki, head of the opposition Democratic Party for the People, vowed to make his party Japan's largest opposition force after his reelection Sunday, as it seeks to fine-tune its stance ...

Two people were found dead and another later died at a hospital after a fire broke out at a cake shop in Motosu, Gifu Prefecture on Saturday night, police said, adding that they are investigating the ...

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd and NEC Corp say they will expand their tie-up in the defense business to include technology development, including drones and artificial intelligence. The two ...

A 55-year-old man was injured after he was dragged along by a truck which was carrying his stolen motorcycle on the back, at a prefectural housing complex in Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture, on Saturday ...

The yen rallied against the dollar on Thursday on fresh talk of intervention by Japan to boost its currency, while oil prices jumped on new Iran strikes against U.S. targets in the Gulf region. Bond ...

The Japanese team bow to their fans after the women's World Cup basketball match between Mali and Japan in Berlin on Friday. Saki Hayashi scored a game-high 27 points, comprising a tournament record ...

An 87-year-old man died has died after he was pinned against a pear tree by an agricultural transporter at an orchard in Yurihama town, Tottori Prefecture. According to police, a passerby discovered ...

A Taiwanese actor and TV host who was summarily indicted earlier this week over the defacement of a treasured stone monument at a western Japan temple apologized on Thursday, expressing deep remorse ...

Asian shares were trading mixed Friday, as market sentiment for some regional benchmarks got a boost from the tech-led rally on Wall Street. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 1.3% to finish at ...

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said Friday that U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent made no specific demands regarding Tokyo's monetary policy during their recent meeting, despite his ...