A missing fingertip offers a clue to Mako Nishimura's criminal past as one of Japan's few female yakuza. But after clawing ...

Most motors that don't rely on rare earths are years away, as are efforts to develop new rare-earth mines and processing ...

The island's south has been transformed by a tourism boom that brought jobs and economic benefits, but also paved over and ...

The country has suffered years of near-constant political crisis, corruption scandals, rising prices and deadly protests.

Team leader Koji Nakamura says having employees who have actually experienced retirement allows the asset manager to better ...

Monday’s coalition agreement between the Liberal Democratic Party and Japan Innovation Party made her ascent to the nation's ...

The election of Sanae Takaichi as Japan's first female prime minister on Tuesday placed her husband, Taku Yamamoto, as the ...

A Japanese court handed down an eight-year jail sentence Tuesday to the father of a woman who publicly accused him of rape, a rare case in the country where many victims stay anonymous. Koji Daimon ...

In July, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh issued a directive prohibiting gas-powered motorbikes from entering the ...

The country’s ruling coalition has many issues to overcome before proving its long-term viability, but they have time before ...

Ask U.S. President Donald Trump, who blithely responded, “Well, you’re in one now,” when asked by a reporter last week if we ...

If the JIP’s proposal goes through unchanged, it would mean a reduction of 46 seats from the proportional representation ...