During a meeting with Olympic organizers Monday evening, several sponsors said advertising at the games could do more harm than good.

The automaker is targeting an operating profit of ¥520 billion for the 12 months through March, compared with a prior forecast for ¥420 billion.

Japan’s second-largest carmaker is now forecasting a net loss of ¥530 billion for the fiscal year through March, narrower than previous expectations of ¥615 billion.

In a letter to the families of those killed in the incident, retired Cmdr. Scott Waddle said, "The collision was avoidable and I failed in my duties as the captain to prevent it."

Some on the Tokyo organizing committee believe it is important for Mori to "quietly overcome" the crisis and for officials to do all they can to "protect" him from the public fallout.

Polls show Taro Kono is already voters’ favorite for prime minister, an ominous sign for Yoshihide Suga ahead of a party leadership vote in September.

Vaccines developed by various pharmaceutical firms have different characteristics and logistical challenges.

Labor cash earnings slid 3.2% from a year earlier, weighed down by a drop in year-end bonuses.

Toshihiro Nikai said volunteers deciding to quit over Mori's sexist remarks was "momentary," adding he believes "their thoughts will change once the situation settles down."

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen wished China a happy Lunar New Year on Tuesday, but said she will not yield to Chinese pressure and reiterated a call for dialogue to resume with Beijing. China, which claims democratic Taiwan as its own territory, has increased its military ...

Indian rescue workers battled through tons of rock and mud Tuesday searching for survivors in a choked Himalayan tunnel after a deadly flood — apparently triggered by a glacial burst — smashed through two mountain dam projects. More than 170 people were still missing, two ...

U.S. President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed in a telephone call to strengthen Indo-Pacific security through the "Quad" grouping of countries that is seen as a way to push back against China's growing assertiveness in the region. India, United States, Japan ...

Tens of thousands of demonstrators have swarmed streets across the nation since the weekend, using social media to quickly mobilize supporters around three main demands.

Dialog accepted the all-cash offer of about €4.9 billion, at €67.50 per share, the companies said in statements Monday.

Part of the 84-meter-long Soryu's conning tower has been warped and its starboard hydroplane, which helps control depth, is broken, after the craft hit a commercial vessel.

Japan Exchange Group Inc., which owns the Tokyo Stock Exchange, plans to cut the number of market segments, apply new listing criteria and condense five divisions into three sections.

The repression of Muslim Uighurs, the Tiananmen Square crackdown and S&M hook-ups — nothing was off-limits in the rambunctious, unfiltered chatrooms of Clubhouse, before China's censors silenced the conversation. For around a week, robust, open discussion on China pinballed across the American audio app, recently ...

The dual carrier operations in the flash point waterway were the first there since last July and come just under three weeks since Biden was sworn into office.

Judges said Lai's legal team could make a "fresh application" for bail, as Tuesday's decision was of "a limited nature."

North Korea and Iran resumed cooperation on the development of long-range missiles in 2020, according to a U.N. report that also confirmed Pyongyang continues to violate various nuclear resolutions. The annual report, produced by an independent panel of U.N. experts, was submitted to the Security ...

The funding includes ¥880.2 billion to be given to local municipalities so that they can offer financial aid for restaurants and bars that comply with requests to close early.

The first nations to develop and patent 6G will be the biggest winners in what some call the next industrial revolution.

Overseas investors offloaded a net ¥2.79 trillion ($26.5 billion) of JGBs, the first drop since 2013, according to the latest balance-of-payments data.

A global rally in technology shares has boosted the value of SoftBank’s stakes in publicly traded firms like Uber Technologies Inc.

The U.S. troop drawdown is creating a security vacuum, security officials, former fighters and residents say.

As new, more transmissible variants of the coronavirus spread, experts are backing medical-grade respirators or the use of surgical and cloth masks together.

Net profit was more than 21 times higher than the ¥55 billion reported a year earlier, the conglomerate said.

The casual reference to Tesla taking Bitcoin as payment down the road is like digital catnip, helping to boost the value of that $1.5 billion bet.

Taiwan is vital to Japanese national security and, to put it delicately, a government in Taipei that makes its own decisions well serves Tokyo (as long as it doesn’t go too far).

YouTubers based in Japan are focusing less on the "slice of life" videos that defined past content and are catering to smaller communities within the non-Japanese audience.

The game has seen a surge in interest during the pandemic, with children and adults alike dusting off their boards or joining online communities.

Chiba point guard Yuki Togashi and forward Gavin Edwards were among the list of 24 who could fly to Doha on Saturday ahead of the international window later this month.

Yoshitsugu Naka, a Japanese archer who had qualified for the Tokyo Paralympics, died at the age of 60, the Japan Para Archery Federation said Tuesday. The national governing body of para archery said Naka had been undergoing medical treatment since last November and had died ...

Serena Williams, who is on the verge of tying the career record for Grand Slam singles titles held by Margaret Court, continues to be inspired by evergreen Tampa Bay quarterback Tom Brady.

Japanese swimming star Rikako Ikee marked the second anniversary of her leukemia diagnosis Monday with an upbeat message on social media. A day after swimming second in the Japan Open women's 50-meter freestyle, her first podium finish since returning to competition, Ikee reached out to ...

After years of fielding questions about record home run rates and variations in its baseballs, Major League Baseball informed its 30 teams in a memorandum Friday of changes to the balls — and how they will be handled — for the 2021 season. Chief ...

Brooklyn Nets coach Steve Nash said Kevin Durant continues to test negative for COVID-19 and that point guard Kyrie Irving should be able to play Tuesday night with his finger sprain. Durant is in the NBA's health and safety protocol for the second time this ...

A psychologist and two nurses who helped care for football legend Diego Maradona before his death have been added to a widening involuntary manslaughter probe, a judicial source told local media Monday. Maradona died of a heart attack outside Buenos Aires on Nov. 25, weeks ...

Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians said on Monday he is confident the core of his Super Bowl-winning team will remain intact for next season despite a number of key players who will be eligible for free agency. The Buccaneers, who trounced the defending ...

Los Angeles avoided arbitration proceedings with the two-way player, who struggled in 2020 due to injuries.