Japanese health authorities say the influenza season has begun in Tokyo and six surrounding prefectures. The National ...

A judge said there was 'no concrete proof' that an incident that could not be handled under an established evacuation plan ...

The service will mark the 50th anniversary of the Sanyo Shinkansen Line between Osaka and Fukuoka prefectures and coincides ...

The first round of the India-Japan Dialogue on Economic Security, including Strategic Trade and Technology, was held in Tokyo ...

The hidden value of property on corporate balance sheets is a theme behind some of the biggest activist campaigns and mergers ...

Japan's heat shock accidents rise in winter months. One expert warns of the potentially deadly risks of sudden temperature ...

Neil Shen’s HongShan has struggled to invest its $9bn cash pile in a weak domestic market and tough US controls ...

The 17-year-old girl had fallen from a height at a mall in Yokohama and landed on a 32-year-old woman A decision by Japanese authorities to prosecute a 17-year-old girl whose suicide resulted in ...

The boss of the company behind global fashion chain Uniqlo has told the BBC that the Japanese firm does not use cotton from ...

An annual report to shareholders from Tokyo Gas Co, expected this week, could be the first opportunity for Japan’s largest ...

Passers-by stop and stare at the ramshackle, hand-built concrete tower that looks like it has been lifted right out of a ...

Each week, the weekly magazine Shukan Jitsuwa (Nov 28) serves up a potpourri of newsy tidbits titled "News Scramble." ...