If Asian countries are to break out of the middle-income trap, they must solve the problems that plague their cities. The ...

Tokyo: A Japanese court on Wednesday sentenced the man charged with the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister ...

Tokyo Electric Power Co. began operating the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant Wednesday after it had been shut down for about ...

The utility that operates the Fukushima plant that melted down in 2011 restarted a reactor at the world’s largest nuclear ...

The utility that operates the Fukushima plant that melted down in 2011 is to restart a reactor at the world’s largest nuclear ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s plan to temporarily cut the consumption tax on food to zero is undoubtedly a bad idea, and a rather nakedly political one.

The Café of Mistaken Orders in Tokyo embraces cultural immersion by employing staff with dementia, turning order mix-ups into ...

Japan’s long-bond yields surged to record highs on Tuesday, pushing up global borrowing costs, as investors balked at the ...

Tepco did not disclose when it now plans to restart the idled reactor, but officials said it would take one or two days to ...

1977: Iva Ikuko Toguri D’Aquino, aka “Tokyo Rose,” received a presidential pardon following a flurry of media attention, ...

Top executives at major convenience store chains in Japan have spoken out on the importance of foreign workers in the wake of ...

Iranian oil sells for steep discounts versus international benchmarks even to China because of the hassle of circumventing ...