Two of Japan’s top consumer electronics retailers announced on June 4 that they are considering a merger, which would ...

Typhoon No. 6 not only dumped record levels of rain on Tokyo, but it also provided a possible preview of what’s in store for ...

A labor union at Amnesty International Japan is boycotting work-related duties as it calls for the replacement of the ...

There once was a catchy TV commercial jingle that went, “Nijuyojikan tatakaemasuka” (literally, “Can you fight for 24 hours?” ...

The average price of a new apartment in Tokyo’s 23 wards in fiscal 2025 topped 130 million yen ($827,000) for the first time, ...

The number of babies born in Japan fell for the 10th straight year to a new record low of 671,236 in 2025, according to ...

The Fair Trade Commission searched five major staffing agencies over allegations they formed a nationwide cartel that ...

Typhoon No. 6 made landfall in the southern part of Wakayama Prefecture on the morning of June 3 and was tracking eastward ...

PHOENIX--Shohei Ohtani had a double, triple and two RBIs to stay hot at the plate, Freddie Freeman smacked a two-run homer ...

An illegally constructed mosque is now operating and drawing numerous worshippers on land in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said the turmoil in the Middle East would not preclude an interest rate hike less than two ...

PARIS--Former U.S. Open finalist Kei Nishikori will conclude his career at home when he plays in the Japan Open later this ...