A document leak shows that former executives of a unit run by KDDI Corp. strongly resisted changing auditors before suspicious accounting came to light and led to their arrest in 2015. The documents, obtained by a group of international journalists, suggest along with the ...

Subaru Corp. on Monday revised downward its full-year group earnings forecast for the business year through next March as the carmaker moves to grapple with its decades-old faulty product inspections. For fiscal 2017, Subaru now expects its group operating profit to stand at ¥380 billion ...

In his high-stakes summit with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, U.S. leader Donald Trump keeps the heat on North Korea but also mentions his dissatisfaction with U.S.-Japanese trade.

In a half-hour meeting, the U.S. and Japanese leaders lend an ear to the Japanese families who have been waiting for their kidnapped loved ones to return.

A new leak of financial documents that follows the so-called Panama Papers has uncovered business ties between U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and Russia, as well as alleged tax evasion by an aide to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Former state leaders have also been ...

Former defense chief and LDP stalwart Shigeru Ishiba says Japan should have the ability to build nuclear weapons, though not necessarily possess them.

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced plans Monday to force all lawmakers to declare they are not dual nationals as he seeks to defuse a political crisis that saw his deputy ejected from parliament. Turnbull's center-right coalition government was thrown into disarray last month when ...

Airbnb Inc. said Monday it has signed a partnership agreement with Japan's largest carrier, All Nippon Airways Co., and its subsidiary, Peach Aviation Ltd., in a bid to solicit more demand for domestic travel. Under the deal, users will be able to earn extra miles ...

Shortly after Donald Trump's surprise election win, Barack Obama gave some advice to President Xi Jinping in the final minutes of their last meeting as leaders of the world's biggest economies. Obama explained the factors that led to Trump's victory following a campaign that featured ...

Masayoshi Son, celebrated Japanese deal-maker, just negotiated himself into a corner. Son's SoftBank Group Corp. ended talks Saturday to combine its Sprint Corp. with T-Mobile US Inc., a merger that would have united the third and fourth-largest wireless operators in the U.S. In the end, the ...

With the 2019 Rugby World Cup coming to Japan in two years, local governments hosting the event in the Chubu region are eagerly working to promote the sport, especially among women. They are hoping the epithet ragāru — combining the terms "rugby" and "girl" ...

The grim outlook for smaller regional banks, who are suffering as the rural population shrinks rapidly, is prompting some to dive into a new, potentially lucrative line of business that until now was largely taboo: mergers and acquisitions. In Japan's traditional banking culture, advising a ...

Two suicide bombers killed at least five people and wounded more than 20 in an attack on a Shiite mosque in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Sunday, police and medical sources said. It was the first such attack since the central Iraqi government ...

Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William Dudley is close to announcing his retirement, CNBC reported, citing several people familiar with his plans. Dudley, who turns 65 in January, has led the New York Fed since January 2009. His term ends in January 2019 ...

North Korea has been scheming to trade goods restricted by U.N. sanctions via Russia at a time when countries have strengthened measures to squeeze trade with Pyongyang to halt its missile and nuclear programs, sources close to the matter said Sunday. Pyongyang has allegedly falsified ...

By pursuing cooperation, the Indo-Pacific's democratic powers can thwart China's effort to establish itself as the hegemon of an illiberal regional order.

It's high time that Japan, and Asia generally, turned today's embarrassing gender dynamics into an economic opportunity for tomorrow.

What truly frightens the men in charge in Chna is seeing another communist regime go down.

Any relaxing walk through an urban Japanese setting will reveal that warnings and prohibitions are a common feature of the landscape.

Introduce expressions in Nihongo that politely ask the listener to do something.

A trumpet melody used in the commercial for Taiko Pharmaceutical's Seirogan was registered as a trademark at the end of September, the first solely musical trademark to be registered in Japan.

Upcoming changes to Japanese university admissions have students, parents and teachers raising their hands to ask questions.

After the final out of the Japan Series, as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks celebrated while glittering, golden confetti rained down from the Yafuoku Dome ceiling and jet balloons were set loose from the stands, Yokohama BayStars pitcher Shota Imanaga soaked it all in from ...

Takumi Minamino scored a brace Sunday, including his first goal since the opening match of the season in July, as he helped Austrian Bundesliga champion Red Bull Salzburg to a 3-1 win away at SKN St. Polten. After St. Polten took a 1-0 lead on ...

The Seibu Lions will approve of submarine right-hander Kazuhisa Makita's wish to make himself available to the U.S. market through the posting system, the Pacific League club said Monday. Lions director Haruhiko Suzuki said the club will respond favorably to the 32-year-old's request to use ...

Figure skater Daisuke Murakami has withdrawn from the upcoming NHK Trophy due to pneumonia, the Japan Skating Federation said Monday. Murakami, who was scheduled to compete in the men's field alongside Sochi Olympic gold medalist and two-time world champion Yuzuru Hanyu, as well as Hiroaki ...