The number of foreign visitors to Japan in March rose 13.5 percent from a year earlier to a record 3.5 million for the month, ...

The southwestern Japanese prefecture of Kumamoto on Wednesday marked the ninth anniversary of a deadly earthquake, the more ...

Honda Motor Co. says it will shift production of the hybrid Civic for the U.S. market from Japan to its plant in Indiana.

Japanese actor Ryoko Hirosue was released from custody on Wednesday, her office said on her official website, after being ...

Japan is considering creating a new tax exemption program aimed at elderly investors that would exclusively allow them to ...

Japan's competition watchdog orders U.S. IT giant Google LLC to stop unfairly requiring smartphone makers to preinstall its ...

Senior members of Japan's ruling parties agree to consider reinstating subsidies to reduce summer electricity and gas bills, ...

Three men and a woman have been arrested for allegedly selling via online auctions explicit posters featuring images of women ...

Japanese national basketball team standout Yuki Kawamura wraps up his NBA rookie season with 12 points, five assists and five ...

A Japanese hospital says it has completed a clinical test to transplant induced pluripotent stem cells that produce insulin ...

Richard Armitage, a former U.S. deputy secretary of state known for his close connections with Japan, has died at the age of ...

The World Exposition in Osaka opens, with organizers hoping the six-month event focused on designing a sustainable future ...