Toyota has raised its annual operating profit outlook even though its income in the three months to December fell short of estimates due to a downturn in global sales and...

The fires ravaging Los Angeles in recent weeks evoke images of hell. Having claimed at least 29 lives, forced close to 200,000 residents to evacuate, incinerated more than 15,000 structures...

Japan remains noncommittal — at least for now — over the United States’ renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America,” avoiding taking sides in what has...

Heavy snow is forecast to affect Hokkaido and the regions along the Sea of Japan coast through Sunday, the Meteorological Agency said Wednesday, due to what the agency called “the...

Shares of Panasonic Holdings soared 15% on its plans to overhaul personnel and trim underperforming businesses, part of a shift into high-margin areas like powering AI data centers. The Osaka-based...

The operator of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant said Wednesday that it will start dismantling treated water tanks next week to clear space needed to store nuclear fuel...

Yangon, Myanmar – Myanmar’s junta failed in an attempt to auction Aung San Suu Kyi’s lakeside mansion on Wednesday, with no bids submitted for the former democracy leader’s home —...

Real wages in Japan declined for a third consecutive year in 2024 as inflation continued to outpace pay increases, which have been generous on a nominal basis in recent years....

Japanese cellist Eru Matsumoto won the award for best new age, ambient or chant album at the Grammy Awards on Sunday in Los Angeles. Alongside South African flutist Wouter Kellerman...