Japanese funds sold a record $34 billion of foreign bonds in the two weeks ended Feb. 26 as the nation’s fiscal year-end in March approaches.

As of Wednesday, Mizuho Bank had returned over 90% of the 5,244 cash cards and passbooks swallowed by ATMs hit by the glitch.

Honda plans to offer 100 units domestically for a suggested retail price of ¥11 million ($103,000) that will only be available on a three-year lease.

While the BOJ is unusual in being a listed central bank, the stock pays a tiny dividend and holds no voting rights. In fact, the central bank doesn’t even hold shareholders’ meetings.

Antony Blinken and Lloyd Austin plan to hold so-called two-plus-two talks with Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi.

Greenpeace said its own radiation surveys conducted over the last decade have consistently found readings above government target levels.

Thailand’s tourism reopening plans are gaining momentum as authorities roll out a national inoculation program and look into coronavirus vaccine passports and quarantine waivers. Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha this week ordered officials to study vaccine certificates for international travel after signaling the tourism-reliant nation is ...

The actor's decadelong efforts to help survivors of the March 11 disaster include opening a cafe in Miyagi Prefecture and launching websites to solicit donations and words of encouragement.

Netflix on Wednesday added a new feature called Fast Laughs to its iPhone app, serving up comic clips in rapid fire, in a move taking on the popular video app TikTok. Tapping a Fast Laughs tab added to the mobile app will launch a stream ...

Few fortunes are as volatile as Masayoshi Son’s. The SoftBank Group Corp. founder was briefly richer than Bill Gates at the start of the century before tech stocks crashed. In March 2020, as markets sank under Covid-19 and questions swirled over SoftBank’s investments, his wealth ...

Officials with influence over policy at the communications ministry have also admitted to dining with NTT President Jun Sawada, in a further violation of ethics policy.

With their hands already full, some municipalities are less prepared than others and many have been forced to put the issue on the back burner.

Stock surged in the Japanese firm well known as a maker of copiers, printers and faxes after it announced it would transform to leave paper behind.

Backed by tech giants Kakao Corp. and Naver Corp., Piccoma and Line Manga have become Japan's highest-grossing mobile apps outside of games.

From fluffy mechanical seals and mechanical singing companions to devices that simply crave love and attention, the pandemic has boosted sales nationwide.

Nationwide, the membership of fisheries cooperative had fallen 18.7% by the fiscal year ended March 2019 compared to fiscal 2010, the fisheries ministry said.

Arrivals from 13 more countries and regions will now be required to self-isolate for their first three days in Japan at facilities designated by the government.

As Greenland's ice sheet and glaciers recede, two Australia-based mining companies are racing for approval to dig into deposits of rare earth metals.

With Japan’s government pushing to ban sales of gasoline-only cars by the mid-2030s, Tesla’s recent price cut is putting Japan’s automakers on notice for a potential price war.

Tokyo reported 279 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, as the government was set to extend the current state of emergency by about two weeks. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said during a Diet session Thursday that Tokyo and and three nearby prefectures are in a "crucial ...

Demonstrations continued after the United Nations said 38 people had been killed during protests on Wednesday.

Women were more likely than men to lose their jobs in 17 of the 24 rich countries where unemployment rose last year, data shows.

The number reached 82,643, the highest since a law against spousal violence took effect in 2001, police data showed Thursday.

Byun Hee-soo was forcibly discharged from the army after sex reassignment surgery.

Covaxin was granted emergency approval before its final stage testing was complete, but many offered initial injections failed to turn up to avoid it.

Experts say that suppressing activity for a little longer won’t add too much extra damage to an economy that is already showing some signs of recovery even under existing restrictions.

Xi will unveil a long-term blueprint for navigating China when the National People’s Congress gathers Friday and convenes for about a week.

Privately, the former president is taking stock of who he believes stood with him at the end of his term and who didn’t, according to insiders.

Vaccine breakthroughs had initially sparked hope that the virus could be largely contained, but data on new variants has undercut that optimism.

The Biden administration's emphasis on alliances and multilateralism as well as democratic values were also underlined in its messaging.

If messenger-RNA vaccines are the breakout medicine of the pandemic, then the tiny lipid spheres that bring them into people’s cells are the unsung heroes.

More than five years after massive cyberattacks left a quarter of a million Ukrainians without electricity, the world’s power grids have become even more vulnerable to hackers. As utilities turn to sources of renewable energy and add millions of other components like smart meters, they’re ...

With most of the world still struggling to deal with the health crisis and more contagious variants of the virus spreading or yet to emerge, Japan is facing a tough problem.

"Everything will be OK," read 19-year-old Angel's T-shirt as the dancer and taekwondo champion joined anti-coup protesters in Myanmar on Wednesday. But she had known it might not be OK — leaving details of her blood group, a contact number and a request to donate ...

The video, by digital artist Beeple, was authenticated by blockchain, which serves as a digital signature to certify who owns it and that it is the original work.

The call underscores Tokyo's belief that direct negotiations between the U.S. and North Korea would yield results more quickly than a multilateral approach.

Nearly 27 years have passed since the genocide in Rwanda, but the children born of rape perpetrated during the country's torment are still struggling with trauma.

The government of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga must blunt the Chinese move while demonstrating its understanding of the risks involved.

My American friend in San Francisco said he could not believe Japan could not shoot at invading foreign vessels. His comment hit the nail on the head.

What Tanden’s defeat mostly tells us is that you should not insult a group of thin-skinned people if you might need their support in the future.

Cartoonist Kamentotsu says the industry has changed from "farming" artists to "hunting" for them.

Japan's cinema grapples with the triple disaster of 2011 from a variety of angles.

Eitetsu Hayashi, who is marking 50 years as a drummer this year, will perform two concerts to offer solace to those affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Director Kentaro’s debut feature is a visually compelling tribute to the landscapes, culture and people of Mongolia.

Reflecting on the event that struck the nation 10 years ago, the world's top-ranked men's singles player said he was in a state of confusion and despair on March 11.

The third-year forward went scoreless but grabbed four rebounds in 11 minutes.

Manchester United fell 14 points behind Premier League leader Manchester City on Wednesday after being held to yet another scoreless draw by Crystal Palace on Wednesday. The stalemate at a foggy Selhurst Park was United's third straight goalless draw in all competitions ahead of Sunday's ...

Shohei Ohtani crushed a monster two-run homer Wednesday to help lift the Los Angeles Angels to a 6-2 spring training win over the Texas Rangers. The 143-meter blast, which cleared the batter's eye screen behind center field, continues an impressive spring for the two-way star, ...

Takanashi, who placed third on the normal hill last week, was looking to become the first Japanese woman to win an individual ski jumping world title.

Leandro Damiao twice equalized to match Okubo's brace and helped set up Kaoru Mitoma's 62nd-minute winner.