Ibaraki Prefecture is seeking to host the country's first demonstration reactor for next-generation nuclear technology known ...

Shigeo Nagashima, a true giant in Japanese baseball and one of the country’s most popular athletes, died of pneumonia at a ...

TOKYO/BEIJING--China’s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that two Japanese men killed last month in the northeastern city of ...

BEIJING--Xu Qiliang, a former air force general who was reportedly close to Chinese leader Xi Jinping, has died at age 75, ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said the country's economy can withstand the hit from U.S. tariffs and sustain a cycle of ...

Toyota Motor will take forklift-maker Toyota Industries private in a $33-billion deal, the companies said on Tuesday, a ...

SEOUL--Lee Jae-myung, who rose from childhood poverty to become South Korea’s leading liberal politician vowing to fight ...

Statue re-creations of an ancient dog breed modeled after fossilized remains excavated at the Makimuku ruins are now on ...

Counselors and trainers have increasingly been dealing with a modern problem: young employees’ utter disdain for landline ...

The Japan Sumo Association launched a new era in the sport on May 28, making Onosato's promotion official to the highest rank ...

Roses named in honor of a young holocaust victim continue to be raised with great care at a girls’ school in Tokyo a ...

There are few photographs left today that show what Hiroshima looked like immediately after the U.S. bomber Enola Gay dropped ...