A new plan envisions nuclear power making up 20% of Japan's energy mix by 2040. But hurdles to reactor restarts and rising electricity deman...

Japan and Malaysia agreed at their summit on Friday to strengthen ties to ensure regional security based on the rule of law and build robust...

By Alkira Reinfrank, Junko Ogura and Will Ripley, CNNIse-Shima, Japan (CNN) — Aiko Ohno dives down in the cool waters off Japan’s Ise-Shi...

The meteorite, collected by an Antarctic research expedition in 2000, will be shown to the public for the first time at the expo.

Japan Economy Minister Akazawa:No change to the government's stance to work closely with the BOJ on policy with an eye on the economy and pr...

Japan November Household Spending 0.4% m/mexpected -0.9%, prior 2.9%-0.4% y/yexpected -0.6%, prior -1.3%USD/JPY update, flatlining during th...

It's a quiet data agenda ahead for the Asia session. Most will be awaiitng the US NFP report at 8.30 am US Eastern time. Household spendin...

A Japanese mafia boss has pleaded guilty to conspiring to traffic uranium and plutonium from Myanmar to Iran along with drug trafficking and...

Japanese stock indices opened trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange today, Thursday, with a decline.

The government is expected to submit 59 bills during the ordinary session.

Takeshi Ebisawa allegedly conspired to traffic uranium and plutonium from Myanmar in the belief that Iran would use it for nuclear weapons.

Prosecutors said samples of the alleged nuclear material was weapons-grade, meaning enough of it would be suitable for use in a nuclear weap...

FUKUOKA: A 43-year-old man arrested over the stabbing of a boy at a McDonald’s restaurant in southwestern Japan last month was newly charged...

Kawaii to the max, the series follows the adventures of two of the most beloved characters from Japan's Sanrio, world-famous as the creator...

Inflation-adjusted real wages dropped 0.3% from a year earlier in November as some food prices and utility rates increased.