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The automaker now expects a profit of ¥4.7 trillion ($31 billion) for the fiscal year ending March, up from its previous forecast of ¥4.3 tr...

Despite an up and down history, sumo and France remain amorous.

The bank worker is suspected of depositing in several pawnshops gold ingots worth several hundred million yen that she had stolen.

The Japanese automakers have been in discussions for weeks on a combination that would effectively have resulted in an acquisition of Nissan...

The move comes after it is believed a damaged sewer pipe caused a sinkhole to open up in the city of Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, on Jan. 28.

The proposal, at odds with Mideast reality and America’s fraught history in the region, quickly drew sharp opposition from Saudi Arabia.

Trump's decision to pause foreign aid, and other orders and declarations relating to LGBTQ+ rights, have forced NGOs to wonder how secure fu...

Mahomes is taking his fifth crack at winning the Lombardi Trophy — which would be his fourth — and it's not a stretch to label him the most...

Halep lost in three Grand Slam finals before finally clinching her first major at the French Open in 2018 and went on to win Wimbledon the f...

The sweeping nature of the announcement exacerbated fears that most, if not all, of USAID’s humanitarian and development operations might so...

The charred body of the victim — the man's former wife and mother of their two children — was found in a burned-out apartment in central Bud...

Some 750 earthquakes have shaken the island and the surrounding 1,000 square kilometers since Jan. 24.

For such a consequential election, much of it is taking place in the dark, away from any form of public or private debate.

A surge in buyouts has come amid increasing pressure from activist investors to improve corporate value.

Rafael Grossi will visit Tepco's Fukushima No. 1 power plant and an interim storage facility for soil from radiation decontamination work.

Most Greenlandic politicians have rejected the U.S. president’s idea to take over the island, but the demand has caused internal disruptions...

Such a move would mark a concession to U.S. President Donald Trump, who says China has too much control over the Panama Canal.

Trump said he was open to a deal with Iran and expressed a willingness to talk to the Iranian leader.

The shift reflects both Xi’s success at diversifying imports away from the U.S. since Trump’s first term, as well as China’s more precarious...

The blowback from potential tariffs on Mexico and Canada would be profound for Japan's No.3 carmaker, which is struggling to turn itself aro...

The trade figures suggest another example of restricted goods making their way to Russia through indirect routes via its trade partners.

JAL said last month its two most senior executives would take a 30% pay cut for two months over the incident.

China has made good on its threats to retaliate in the escalating trade war with the United States, imposing tariffs on American imports of...

One target may be the company’s long-standing TV operations.

Japan is considering offering support for a $44-billion gas pipeline in Alaska as it seeks to court U.S. President Donald Trump and forestal...