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Through the law, the government aims to set up defenses against cyberattacks that are on par with or better than major Western countries.

Critics have said the practice has led to misconduct, in addition to reducing competition.

The first contraction under Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba adds to concerns about the resilience of the economy before tariffs came into effe...

The baby, who had a gene mutation that affected his liver, was treated using what amounts to a pair of molecular scissors, delivered via an...

The struggling maker of small and midsize liquid crystal display panels reported a consolidated net loss of ¥78.2 billion ($538.7 million) f...

By extending the limit to five years, the government hopes to secure more bidders and promote the circulation of stockpiled rice to lower pr...

TDK’s battery technology is helping the world’s biggest smartphone makers slim down their gadgets without shortening battery run times.

The three sectors — distribution warehouse management, services supplying sheets and towels to hotels, and resource recycling — are struggli...

Japan has enhanced cooperation with its ally, the United States, and other friendly nations in the face of challenges such as China's mariti...

This weekend’s shutdown takes place just as power demand is projected to rise 13% by the end of the decade, largely driven by data centers a...

It will be the first work by the Japanese anime powerhouse to be streamed on Netflix in Japan.

Analysts say the nationalists have been useful to the Kremlin, but those who make too much of a fuss about any eventual peace deal risk bein...

Hopes of a major breakthrough were further dented by U.S. President Donald Trump saying there would be no movement without a meeting between...

When trying to sound natural in Japanese, sometimes you just need to know a single key word or phrase.

A lot of new Japanese slang terms have their origins in — where else? — the internet.

With no script or crew, the animator created "Jinsei," a bold debut inspired by classics such as "Citizen Kane" and "Scarface."

Japan's third-largest lender indicated that uncertainty in global trade has led to a more conservative outlook as U.S. tariff measures make...

Japan's most prosperous households are still scarred by the market’s collapse in the early 1990s.

Net income is likely to reach ¥2 trillion for the 12 months ending March, up 7.5% from ¥1.86 trillion in the previous fiscal year.

Around 74% of Icelanders think Trump's interest in Greenland, and in the Arctic in general, pose a threat to their country, according to a r...

The 36-year-old is still a force wherever he tees it up, but even he finds it hard to imagine anything that could top what he achieved at Au...

Pieces of the T-4 training aircraft and some of the crew's equipment have been recovered from the crash site — a large reservoir in Inuyama.

Four 11-year-old boys were injured in the incident on Wednesday, with one of them believed to have suffered a fractured leg, leaving him in...

Rescue teams put themselves in grave danger, and the cost of flying a helicopter for a rescue can be up to between ¥600,000 and ¥800,000.

Offline payment, whose inappropriate use is unstoppable when smartphone signals are cut, was used for the crime.