Yoshihiko Miyauchi, 82, may not be your average business leader. As the former CEO of Orix Corp., he is credited with leading the leasing firm for nearly 34 years as it has grown into a financial conglomerate with a market value of about ¥2.5 trillion. ...

The overall number of crimes committed in Japan continued to drop in 2016, falling below the 1 million mark for the first time in the postwar era, according to the annual White Paper on Crime released Friday by the Justice Ministry. But it wasn't all ...

Nissan Motor chief Hiroto Saikawa blames a lack of communication between workers and managers as a root cause of its decades of improper vehicle checks.

Zimbabwe's military said Friday it was making "significant progress" in talks with President Robert Mugabe for his departure while it pursues and arrests some allies of the leader and his wife. Talks with Mugabe continued, the military said in a statement reported by the state-run ...

Decontamination crews begin the process of disposing low-level radioactive waste from the Fukushima disaster at a disposal site in the town of Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture.

Airbnb’s Japan arm reveals it was raided by the Fair Trade Commission last month but denies any wrongdoing.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe warns in a policy speech that Japan is facing its most severe postwar security environment ever, condemning nuclear-armed North Korea.

Japan's biggest drugmaker is hunting for partnerships and deals — at the right price — as it seeks to build an identity beyond the pharmacy shelves of its home market. While Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. still has scope for acquisitions, after its $4.66 billion purchase of ...

China on Thursday reiterated its call for an agreement between North Korea and the U.S. under which the North will gain concessions if it freezes its nuclear weapons program, apparently contradicting remarks a day earlier by President Donald Trump. Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said ...

Makeup is commonly used to make one's face more attractive, but it can also help conceal scars and other skin irregularities as an extension of medical treatment. Cosmetics makers have developed products designed to camouflage birthmarks, discoloration, and post-operative scars, as well as chromatosis and ...

A speech by a Japanese student peace ambassador at an international disarmament conference in Geneva in August was canceled due to pressure from the Chinese government, according to Japanese government sources. The speech by a representative of high school student ambassadors calling for the abolition ...

Haruyuki Sano traveled 1½ hours for a taste of the same cheeseburger U.S. President Donald Trump ate with Japan's prime minister during his visit last week. "It tasted great, like steak," the pastry-maker said after savoring the 100 percent U.S. Angus beef Colby Jack Cheeseburger ...

Japan's shrinking population may present a hidden advantage to navigating this century's artificial intelligence revolution.

Music and dance spectacle is part of Japan's rich performing arts heritage.

The prefix "anti" is often used before the word "aging" in Japan, as if there are only two choices — youth and beauty, or age and wisdom — and the former is preferred to the latter. But top model Rinka wants a little bit of ...

When you think of Japanese music fans, those who are into symphonic death metal don't usually spring to mind. But the fandom is real, and Italian metal band Fleshgod Apocalypse can attest to that. Riding the success of fourth album, "King," the group returns to ...

The Old Vic theater in London said on Thursday it had received 20 separate allegations of inappropriate conduct by Kevin Spacey from 20 men who came into contact with him at the theater, or in connection with it, between 1995 and 2013. The theater was ...

Lee Jung-Hoo's father may be a one of Korean baseball's former stars, but the 19-year-old is making a name for himself as a player in his own right. The young star proved it again Friday night, this time while wearing the national team uniform and ...

Veteran forward/center Marc Trasolini's banner performance ignited the Levanga Hokkaido offense in an 81-76 triumph over the Alvark Tokyo on Friday evening. The Santa Clara University product scored a game-high 28 points on 12-for-18 shooting, grabbed six rebounds, handed out four assists and swatted two ...

Ryoichi Taguchi will defend his WBA light flyweight title for the seventh time in a fight on New Year's Eve against IBF champion Milan Melindo, Watanabe Gym announced Friday. On the undercard, Hiroto Kyoguchi, who also trains at the Watanabe Gym, will defend his IBF ...

Japan heads into Saturday's game with Tonga at Stade Ernest Wallon with a side that shows five changes and two positional switches from the team that started the 63-30 defeat to the Wallabies on Nov. 4. Tighthead prop Koo Ji-won is set to make his ...

Yokozuna Hakuho improved to 6-0 on Friday, when he seized the sole lead after six days of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament. A day after his poise failed him and he had to rely on brute strength to overcome his opponent, the Mongolian master pressed ...

Nine players were named their league's best at their position for the first time on Friday, when NPB announced the results of the Central and Pacific Leagues' Best Nine Award voting. The PL had four first-timers among its 10 winners — there is also an ...

Such is the standard Manchester City are setting this season, an away draw against a title rival can no longer be considered a good result. Unless the wheels fall off of Pep Guardiola's record-making team — and there have been no signs of this — ...

The Seibu Lions confirmed Friday they have acquired former major league player Kazuo Matsui, who started his professional career with the club. The 42-year-old outfielder, who was not offered a new contract by the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, will return to Seibu 15 seasons after ...

Hours before the Celtics took the court Thursday night to protect their winning streak against the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors, Jaylen Brown was walking around in a fog. Boston's second-year forward was not even thinking about basketball after learning about the sudden death ...

Since taking over as the operator of Yokohama Stadium before the 2016 season, the Yokohama DeNA BayStars have hammered out a grand plan to transform the venue into a more attractive community ballpark. By doing so, the team aims to make the venue a place ...

Atsunori Inaba's first game in charge of Samurai Japan had a little bit of everything. There were big plays, clutch hits and rallies in the bottom half of both the ninth and 10th innings. The icing on the cake was Tatsuhiro Tamura's sayonara double ...