Keyence is famed for its dizzying profitability with an operating profit margin of more than 50 percent, among the country’s highest.

Deaths across the nation fell 0.7 percent in the first three months of 2020 compared with an average of the period over the past five years.

Tokyo has not seen an increase in overall deaths during the coronavirus outbreak, boosting officials’ assertions that they have largely kept infections under control despite criticism over the limited scope of its testing. The capital saw 33,106 deaths in the three months through March, 0.4 ...

The law came into force on Friday with full implementation set to begin on June 7 after a 30-day transition period.

Japan’s restaurant, bar and chain stores are taking matters into their own hands by voluntarily shuttering hundreds of stores to help curb the coronavirus spread.

While there have been disruptions caused by school closures, life continues as normal for much of the population.

Japan’s best-known activist investor announces a tender offer for Toshiba Machine Co., which is embroiled in a controversial takeover battle for NuFlare Technology Inc.

At his explosive news conference in Beirut on Wednesday, Carlos Ghosn claimed Japanese still love him, and haven't fallen for the image of the "cold, greedy dictator," as he says Tokyo prosecutors have sought to paint him. The reality is more complicated. He was once ...

In Tokyo and want to watch this weekend's Mayweather-McGregor superfight? You won't need a satellite dish or a sports bar — just an app. Japan's boxing fans can view the $500-million bout, the richest global sporting event this year, with their smartphone and a $15 ...

Shortly after the alert sounded at 9:10 p.m., Yahoo Japan Corp.'s risk team knew it had a problem. More than 20 million usernames and passwords belonging to its customers were being dumped into a file, primed to be stolen. "What the hell are you doing?" ...