The Japanese yen has been under pressure in the past few years as markets focused on the wide U.S.-Japan interest rate ...

Police have arrested an Asahiyama Zoo employee here who said he burned the body of his wife in an incinerator at his ...

Former world No. 4-ranked and 2014 U.S. Open finalist Kei Nishikori said Thursday on social media that he plans to retire at ...

Two-time Olympic figure skating medalist Shoma Uno is donning another professional mantle as a new member of the esports team ...

This is part of a series on issues surrounding freedom of speech, focusing on “justice” in society where social media and ...

Tokyo Electric Power Co. ​on Thursday posted ‌a net loss of 454.3 billion ​yen ($2.85 billion) for ​the fiscal year ended ⁠in ...

The highly awaited Golden Week reopening of one of Japan’s most popular zoos has been delayed after an employee reportedly ...

Acquiring nuclear-powered submarines, overhauling Japan’s longstanding non-nuclear principles and bolstering defense spending ...

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Uchiyama and Koike had thought their generation would resolve the surname issue. But when their married daughter revealed her ...

Japan intervened to prop up the yen against the U.S. dollar on Thursday, its first official currency action in nearly two ...