Toyota unit Hino Motors has agreed to a $1.6 billion settlement with U.S. agencies and will plead guilty over excess diesel engine emissions in more than 105,000 U.S. vehicles, the...

Webtoon Entertainment is investing in a Japanese webcomic and manga studio as part of the online comic company’s global expansion strategy. LINE Digital Frontier, the Japanese operation of Webtoon, is...

DOHA/CAIRO/JERUSALEM – Hamas and Israel reached a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza that mediators said would take effect on Sunday and include a release of hostages held there during...

Kobe – Store owners in Kobe’s Nagata Ward, battered by a powerful earthquake 30 years ago, are welcoming students on school trips from all over Japan to help revitalize the...

Dalton Investments has demanded Fuji Media Holdings immediately establish a third-party committee to investigate facts related to alleged sexual misconduct committed by TV star Masahiro Nakai. In a letter sent...

Amid fears U.S. President-elect Donald Trump could put pressure on its alliance partners, the top Japanese and Philippine diplomats have stressed the importance of “good communication” with the incoming U.S....

Japan saw a record of nearly 37 million foreign visitors in 2024, the latest data from the Japan National Tourism Organization shows, thanks to a weaker yen and more inbound...

Melbourne – Ex-Wallabies skipper Michael Hooper is coming out of retirement to play for Toyota Verblitz of Japan Rugby League One after receiving a call from former All Blacks coach...

Shinji Ishimaru — a candidate in last year’s Tokyo gubernatorial race who stunned many by finishing second, behind incumbent Gov. Yuriko Koike — announced Wednesday he will set up a...