The climbing season officially opened on Mount Fuji on July 1, and experts are already warning visitors, particularly ...

The yen plunged to a nearly 40-year low on June 30, hitting the 162-yen mark against the dollar in a historic slide that an ...

Price hikes to food and beverage products this year are on track to reach 20,000 items for the second year in a row, largely ...

Electric utilities’ secret recordings of court proceedings were aimed at collecting as much information as possible—including ...

Japan has selected Noetra Corp., a new company backed by multiple firms, for a “physical artificial intelligence” project ...

Asian shares were mostly higher on Tuesday tracking Wall Street gains, with South Korea’s stock market rebounding after sharp ...

Business sentiment among major Japanese manufacturers has improved for a fifth straight quarter, the Bank of Japan said in ...

Trailblazing singer and actor Akihiro Miwa, who survived the atomic bombing of Nagasaki to become a fearless cultural icon, ...

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama reiterated ‌on Tuesday that authorities stood ready to respond to currency ⁠moves, ...

Although Typhoon No. 8 was initially forecast to weaken before approaching Japan, the Japan Meteorological Agency reported ...

Nikka Whisky Distilling Co. will open its first directly operated permanent flagship bar on July 2 in Tokyo’s Omotesando ...

Chubu Electric Power Co. continued manipulating key earthquake data concerning the seismic design of its Hamaoka nuclear ...