Kentaro Kawabe rose through the ranks of the Japanese corporate system and reached the top of one of the largest IT companies ...

A three-hour film about the esoteric world of Kabuki is defying the odds at the Japanese box office, with tickets selling out ...

SEOUL—North Korea on Monday fired multiple ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters, South Korea’s military said, adding ...

SHIZUOKA—Shizuoka Governor Yasutomo Suzuki on July 7 approved the start of construction on the long-stalled Shizuoka section of the Linear Chuo Shinkansen maglev line, ending a yearslong stalemate ...

Retirement is the next stop for the 500 Series Shinkansen, which tied for the world’s fastest commercial speed in 1997 when it clocked 300 kph at its debut. West Japan Railway Co. said on June 22 that ...

KURE, Hiroshima Prefecture—The Yamato Museum reopened here on April 23 following year-long renovations to bring the behemoth World War II battleship closer to real life based on the latest research.

BEIJING/SYDNEY--China’s military test-fired a missile from a nuclear-powered submarine into ‌the Pacific on Monday, state media reported, drawing criticism and concerns from Japan, ⁠Australia and New ...

Longtime Canon Inc. President Fujio Mitarai will step down from his post at the age of 90, but he has no plans to retire for now. Canon announced on Jan. 29 that Executive Vice President Kazuto Ogawa, ...

World-renowned classical guitarist Kazuhito Yamashita died of an illness on Jan. 24. He was 64. Close family members held a private funeral with his eldest daughter, Koyumi, as chief mourner.

For the first time in Japan’s rail history, a Shinkansen train converted exclusively for cargo transport will begin regular service in March, East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) said Dec. 9. The ...

Discussions revolving around the imperial household system involving the two top officers of both Diet chambers as well as representatives of the various parties will resume for the first time in ...

Fewer than 20 percent of people in Tokyo believe men and women enjoy equal status in Japanese society, while nearly 70 percent feel that males receive preferential treatment, a survey showed. The ...