East Japan Railway Co. announced on March 11 the resumption of coupled operations for the Tohoku Shinkansen, following a ...

Robust wage growth continued in this year’s “shunto” spring labor negotiations, as major companies gave favorable responses ...

A scholarship program synonymous with international exchanges that has supported Japanese and American students for more than ...

A calm man who initially appeared to be a good Samaritan is now the suspect in a fatal stabbing attack against a woman while ...

SAPPORO--A court found a psychiatrist not guilty of helping his daughter murder a man in a hotel here but convicted him of ...

Equities regained some lost ground on Tuesday as investors took encouragement from Ukraine’s agreement to a ceasefire with ...

Princess Akiko will host a special episode of Nippon Broadcasting System Inc.’s flagship radio program "All Night Nippon" in ...

SEOUL/SYDNEY--Two major South Korean steelmakers are considering their investment options in new facilities as major ...

OSAKA—Almost five years after two corpses washed ashore on a lonely beach, a self-proclaimed fortuneteller and her acolyte ...

The ruling party’s decision to field former party lawmaker Mio Sugita in the Upper House election this summer has generated a ...

WASHINGTON--The son of prominent Hong Kong former publisher Jimmy Lai, who is facing possible life imprisonment in the Chinese city, called Tuesday for his father’s release in a high-profile national ...

Japanese automaker Nissan’s chief executive, Makoto Uchida, is stepping down after the company reported dismal financial results and its merger talks with Honda collapsed.