As a boy, Guts Ishimatsu loved rainy days. Rain meant his mother would be home. She picked up daily work on road crews, ...

The Defense Ministry is considering adopting a U.S. military artificial-intelligence system for the Self-Defense Forces’ ...

A strong earthquake struck Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, around 10:30 p.m. on June 26, with its epicenter in the area ...

Although the feared double-typhoon threat has been averted, powerful Typhoon No. 7 remains on course and is expected to ...

The two powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela’s northern coast, killing more than 180 people, were an event known as a ...

Tokyo police wrongfully arrested and detained a Nepalese man on June 25 after failing to recognize his new, officially ...

The government moved closer to passing legislation to revise the Imperial House Law to secure a sustainable number of ...

Two years after merger talks sputtered to a halt, Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. are trying to jump-start a much ...

BEIRUT—Former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn said calls by some shareholders for his return reflected deep anger over years of ...

WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court struck down a Hawaii law requiring people to get permission to carry guns into stores and hotels ...

The abundance of pink cleats at the FIFA World Cup is likely just a coincidence stemming from sportswear companies’ focus on ...

A powerful earthquake struck northeastern Japan on June 25, injuring at least six people, but it did not trigger a tsunami or ...