Two of Japan's major department store chains reported lower operating profit for the six months to August, mainly due to a ...

In the latest NHK poll, 52 percent of respondents said they have expectations for the newly elected leader of Japan's ruling ...

A court in Germany has ordered the removal of a statue of a girl symbolizing those referred to as wartime comfort women in ...

A Japanese entrepreneur is on a mission: reviving Japan's semiconductor industry. With over ten billion dollars of tax money ...

General Motors says it will book a 1.6 billion-dollar charge in the three months that ended in September as it adjusts its ...

The International Monetary Fund raised its global economic growth forecast for this year, saying US import tariffs have had ...

US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has delivered a keynote speech about the state of the economy. He said growth may be ...

US President Donald Trump posted on his social media on Tuesday that "Phase Two" of the ceasefire deal for Gaza begins "right ...

Norway is leading in the global shift to electric vehicles. This year, it may achieve a goal of ensuring that all new ...

The designs of karuta game cards that swept Japan since the 1600s still fascinate art historian Lingjun Jiang. She traces ...

Japan staged a stunning comeback to score a historic victory over powerhouse Brazil in a friendly soccer match in Tokyo on ...

China has opened the first container ship route connecting Europe through the Arctic sea passage. State-run media reported ...