Japan's Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. and retailer Aeon Co. have said they will jointly issue a new Waon e-money card that allows users to donate to food banks through shopping. The food bank suppor ...

Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average on Monday ended above 49,000 for the first time ever, reflecting waning concerns over Japan's political situation. The Nikkei average closed at 49,185.50, up ...

Japan's health ministry has approved the over-the-counter sale of emergency contraceptive pill Norlevo by Aska Pharmaceutical Co., the company said Monday. It is the first time for an emergency contra ...

Nighttime and low-light driving remain a inherent hazard on the road. According to the NHTSA, the traffic fatality rate is three times higher at night than during the day. The Geely LEVC L380, a ...

The ELCAP guidance sets standards for responsible AI use in oncology, protecting patients and supporting clinicians ...

A Japanese court on Monday ordered the government to pay some 300,000 yen in damages over verbal abuse and other illegal acts by prison guards against an inmate in Aichi Prefecture. The ruling by Toky ...

The leaders of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and opposition Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party) in phone talks Monday morning effectively agreed to form a coalition government ...

The Russian government has given names to two uninhabited islands in the southern Kuril Islands, part of northwestern Pacific islands claimed by Japan, Russia's state-run Tass news agency said on ...

Leaders of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party and Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party) will sign a coalition agreement at 6 p.m. Monday, Nippon Ishin chief Hirofumi Yoshimura said. The coalition ...

Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average exceeded 49,000 for the first time temporarily Monday afternoon. At 12:35 p.m., the key index of major names on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's top-tier Prime ...

Japanese office equipment seller Askul Corp. has suspended order receipts on its "Askul" brand e-commerce website as well as product shipments due to a system glitch caused by a cyberattack. The compa ...

A memorial service has taken place in Hiroshima Prefecture for Chinese workers who died after being forcibly brought to the western Japan prefecture during World War II, including victims of the 1945 ...