The United States and Japan have been considering the inclusion of a nuclear power project involving Westinghouse in the $550-billion packag...

Japanese stocks declined sharply on Wednesday as investors dumped riskier assets amid escalating tensions in the Middle East.

By YURI KAGEYAMATOKYO (AP) — The kimono, that elaborate, delicate wrap-around garment worn by geisha and samurai from centuries back, is ge...

The incident came to light last May following an investigation into a 26-year-old Vietnamese man who was arrested on suspicion of illegal st...

U.S. and Israeli air strikes on Iran and subsequent retaliation in the Persian Gulf have heightened tensions across the Middle East and rais...

Japan’s reliance on Middle Eastern oil has hovered around 90%, the economy ministry has said, with much of that oil traveling through the St...

A Japanese startup on Wednesday made a last-minute decision to cancel its postponed launch of a small rocket, a flight that would have made...

The speedskater made her Olympic debut at 15 at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.

The life insurer expects the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates again as soon as April.

This year marks four decades since the equal employment opportunity law came into force, and 20 years since employers were required to take...

The country could determine whether to exercise its right to collective self-defense in the event of a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz with...

The players, who were pivotal to Japan winning the 2023 World Baseball Classic, flew in from spring training to help defend the title.

The sixth edition of the World Baseball Classic is set to kick off on Thursday, with Japan facing Australia, the Czech Republic, South Korea...

The last edition in 2023 saw Japan edge the U.S. in a nail-biting thriller for a record third crown.

By JANIE HARSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, second-generation Japanese American soldiers signed up to fight for the...