Shock waves buffeted fans of the long-selling corn puff snack Karl on Thursday after its maker, Meiji Co., said it will limit the flavors to two and pull it from shelves in eastern Japan beginning this summer. The company said from September, due to dwindling ...

An elderly man is arrested after allegedly setting a fire on a shinkansen traveling through Okayama Prefecture.

Japanese experts will survey the disputed Russian-held islands claimed by Japan in late June to assess the potential for setting up joint economic ventures with Russia, Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday. The dispatch of the public- and private -sector experts in fisheries management, tourism ...

An unusual story in a conservative daily raises suspicions that a former education official is being targeted for verifying the documents behind Prime Minister Abe’s latest influence-peddling scandal.

As the biggest earthquake ever recorded in Japan rocked the Roppongi Hills skyscraper in central Tokyo, Makoto Yamada put on his helmet, dropped to his knees, and traded. "We had an option to leave, but we couldn't leave the position at the time," the 39-year-old ...

Sharp said on Friday it expects to report its first net profit in four years in the year through March 2018 due in part to cost-cutting under the aegis of Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn). The liquid crystal display manufacturer forecast profit of ¥59 ...

Dressed in the bright silk garments of a woman and dancing with candles between his fingers, Nguyen Duy Nam leads a temple of worshippers in a ceremony honoring mystical goddesses of forest, water and heaven. Nam, 24, is one of a growing number of spirit ...

Akari Tanaka, 19, is unable to speak or move almost any part of her body due to a genetic neuromuscular disease, but she can still communicate thanks to assistive technology. Living with spinal muscular atrophy means Tanaka spends most of her days lying in bed ...

People surveyed on five continents mistakenly think wealthy Western countries are welcoming most refugees as the world grapples with its worst migration crisis in decades, a survey showed on Thursday. With more people than ever fleeing home since World War II, most respondents thought the ...

After successful missile launches, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un often exchanges smiles and hugs with the same three men and shares a celebratory smoke with them. The three, shown with Kim in photographs and TV footage in North Korean media, are of great interest ...

According to a Chinese proverb, "To feed the ambition in your heart is like carrying a tiger under your arm." The further Xi carries China's "one belt, one road" initiative, the more likely it is to bite him.

India and Japan are demonstrating that Asia's major powers can frustrate Chinese ambitions without the U.S.

Though half a world apart in geography, history, language and just about anything else you could name, Cuba and Japan are not entirely without similarities. Both are island countries, albeit in different stages of development, and both are in the throes of full-on tourist drives, ...

The Hiroshima Carp have pretty much dominated the Yomiuri Giants this season. They met for the ninth time this year on Friday night, and the reigning Central League champion Carp didn't have any trouble maintaining the status quo. Akitake Okada held down the Giants for seven ...

Kei Nishikori survived three match points and produced a thrilling comeback to beat South Africa's Kevin Anderson 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (8-6) to reach the semifinals of the Geveva Open on Thursday. The world No. 9, recently hampered by a right wrist injury, made a great ...

Hakuho capitalized on a loss by fellow yokozuna Harumafuji by knocking over Tamawashi to zero in on his 38th career championship title at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Friday. Harumafuji fell to his second defeat, at the hands of promotion-chasing sekiwake Takayasu, and Hakuho ...

Arsene Wenger is not a man to show much emotion. The Arsenal manager tends to deal with the good, bad and ugly of football in a businesslike manner, rarely losing his cool or showing the joy victory can bring. An Arsenal goal is celebrated by ...

Former women's world No.1 Ai Miyazato, a nine-time winner on the U.S. LPGA Tour, will retire at the end of this season, her management team said on Friday. The 31-year-old will hold a news conference on Monday to announce her decision. The youngest member of a ...

All Blacks legend Richie McCaw kicked off a four-day charity tour of Japan on Friday and vowed to bring a smile to the faces of children affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake. "Rugby throughout the world has a set of values no matter where ...

Gilberto Jesus Mendoza, the president of the World Boxing Association, on Thursday ordered a rematch of a middleweight title fight between Ryota Murata and Hassan N'Dam of France after the bout ended in controversy. Mendoza also said that two judges, Gustavo Padilla of Panama and ...