HIROSHIMA—As Hiroshima marked the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing on Aug. 6, prayers for the dead were shadowed ...

Nintendo’s first quarter profit surged 53.5% as the popularity of its recent Super Mario movie worked with solid demand for ...

Malaysian durian orchard owner Stephen Chow’s workers spend hours in the fields in the dead of night, donning headlamps to ...

ARLINGTON, Texas--Daichi Kamada scored on a header off Koki Ogawa's corner kick in the 88th minute, sending the Samurai Blue fans into a frenzy and giving Japan a 2-2 draw with the Netherlands in ...

MONTERREY, Mexico--Japan marked the 1,000th match in World Cup history with a commanding 4-0 win over Tunisia in Group F on Saturday, as Ayase Ueda scored twice to send the North Africans out. Hajime ...

A joint task force including the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department announced on April 7 the arrest of a Pakistani national on suspicion of violating the Stimulants Control Law by smuggling a ...

Japan this week confirmed that two Chinese aircraft carriers have operated together for the first time in the Pacific, ...

Japan’s top finance officials on Aug. 3 issued a stark warning to markets that they “will not hesitate” to conduct further ...

BANGKOK—Shares were mixed Thursday in Europe and Asia and South Korea’s Kospi dropped more than 4% following declines for some Big Tech giants including memory chipmaker SK Hynix.

KUMAMOTO—After safely evacuating outside following a major earthquake, a 22-year-old mall employee and her colleague were ...

Three seemingly unrelated companies based in Kobe are facing back taxes and stiff penalties after reportedly using thousands ...

Ikuko Hibino, the first female secretary-general of the Japan Buddhist Federation, says gender doesn’t matter in Buddha’s teachings and that the road to spiritual tranquility is open to everyone.