Honda Motor Co has developed a robotic hand capable of highly dexterous movements, marking a return to robotics with a new industrial focus after retiring its once-iconic ASIMO humanoid robot. The ...

President Donald Trump on Sunday confirmed that the United States had intervened jointly with Japan to support the yen, calling the move a "signal of friendship" that would financially benefit the U.S ...

Claims that the recent magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck southwestern Japan was manmade have been spreading online, with experts dismissing the theory as unrealistic in technological, financial and ...

About 400 bunches of Shine Muscat grapes — valued at approximately 800,000 yen — were stolen from a farm in Sano City, Tochigi Prefecture, just before they were ready for harvest, on Wednesday. The ...

Two men were injured Saturday in an explosion at an apartment building in Chiba Prefecture with one suffering burns over his entire body, according to the local fire department. The blast, which ...

Police in Kawachinagano City, Osaka Prefecture, on Tuesday night fatally shot a man who was wielding a knife outside a supermarket. Police said they received a call at around 7 p.m., in which the ...

Police in Osakasayama City, Osaka Prefecture, have arrested a 79-year-old man on suspicion of killing a 52-year-old man in the dormitory of a construction company where they both worked. According to ...

Japan's immigration agency on Tuesday proposed tougher requirements for granting permanent residency to foreigners, including requiring applicants to maintain income above the average for Japanese ...

Naomi Osaka is hoping her success last year in Montreal, where she finished runner-up to Victoria Mboko, will translate as the WTA's 1000 event in Canada shifts to Toronto. The four-time Grand Slam ...

Nintendo’s first quarter profit surged 53.5% as the popularity of its recent Super Mario movie worked with solid demand for the Switch 2 gaming console to support the Japanese video-game company’s ...

Japanese apparel group Onward Holdings Co said Wednesday it will require store employees nationwide to carry essential personal items at all times, after three workers died retrieving such items in an ...

Police in Fuji City, Shizuoka Prefecture, have arrested a 50-year-old man and his 45-year-old wife on suspicion of assaulting each other. According to police, the incident occurred at their home at ...