In what is believed to be the first time in years that the Defense Ministry will collaborate with an overseas ship designer, shipbuilder Japan Marine United (JMU) and British-based maritime...

A major Japanese labor union representing workers at manufacturing companies said its members are seeking a record wage increase in annual negotiations with employers, in an early sign of continued...

Gene Hackman, the intense character actor who won two Oscars in a more than 60-year career, has died alongside his wife, pianist Betsy Arakawa, and their dog at home, the...

Japan Post Holdings plans to sell a stake in Japan Post Bank that could raise ¥630 billion ($4.2 billion), the latest disposal in the former state-run giant’s decade-long privatization efforts....

Otsu, Shiga Pref. – Police on Thursday arrested a 74-year-old man, already imprisoned for murder, on suspicion of another murder involving the dismemberment of a body found in Shiga Prefecture...

JIJI – Prince Hisahito, the only son of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, will attend a Coming of Age ceremony on Sept. 6, his 19th birthday, the Imperial...

Gene Hackman, the intense character actor who won two Oscars in a more than 60-year career, has died alongside his wife, pianist Betsy Arakawa, and their dog at home, the...

Mizuho Bank officials said Thursday that the total amount of cash stolen by a former employee from clients’ safe deposit boxes was ¥66 million ($440,733). The former employee, who was...

Toyota Motor’s year is off to a slow but promising start after stagnant sales abroad were offset by a rebound in Japan. Global sales, including that of subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor...