A lawmaker of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party calls for the replacement of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, expressing concern that it will not win a crucial parliamentary election this summer ...

Many major Japanese companies, including Toyota Motor Corp., on Wednesday fully met wage hike demands by their labor unions, which have been calling for raises outpacing surging prices amid chronic ...

The Japanese government plans to increase the country's rice exports by nearly eight-fold to 350,000 tons, worth 92.2 billion yen ($623 million), in 2030 from 2024, according to a policy presented to ...

The United States on Wednesday placed 25 percent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports, not just targeting countries already singled out such as Canada, China and Mexico.

Support groups and lawmakers in Japan concerned about domestic violence are sounding the alarm about a legislative change to ...

Nissan Motor Co. says it has appointed Chief Planning Officer Ivan Espinosa as CEO, replacing Makoto Uchida, as the ailing ...

A 22-year-old woman dies after being stabbed on a street in downtown Tokyo, with a man arrested at the scene with two knives in his possession, police said.

Yokohama F Marinos reaches the quarterfinals of the Asian Champions League Elite football tournament, defeating Shanghai Port ...

New yokozuna Hoshoryu walks a tight rope but claimed his second straight win at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament, defeating No. 1 maegashira Wakamotoharu with a headlock throw on the third day of ...

Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani has thanked the creator of the popular basketball manga Slam Dunk for designing the player's logo in New Balance products.

The Nikkei stock index briefly plunged over 2 percent on the morning of March 11, sinking below the 36,000 line for the first time since September, on selling fueled by uncertainty over U.S. tariff ...

Japan's Cabinet approves an amended bill requiring companies to adopt protective measures against overbearing or abusive behavior from business clients or the public.