Major motor manufacturer Nidec Corp. will reconsider its traditional expansion strategy and put mergers and acquisitions (M&A) on hold for roughly the next three years, President Mitsuya Kishida said ...

Asahi Breweries Ltd. said Friday it will change the flavor profile of its flagship Super Dry brand for the first time in four years, aiming to capitalize on the expected increase in demand for beer ...

With the aging population, medical expenses continue to rise and public spending is mounting. Reforms that increase patients’ out-of-pocket payments to a certain extent are inevitable.

The Liberal Democratic Party and the Centrist Reform Alliance agreed Friday to begin deliberations on a supplementary budget ...

A research team has developed a “bio-artificial liver” and plans are being made to start using this groundbreaking external device that uses induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells to treat serious liver ...

Typhoon Jangmi is expected to develop into a large and powerful storm when it reaches the south of Okinawa Prefecture by 9 a.m. on Monday, according to the Japan Weather Association.

Signs have been installed at Kongobuji Temple in Koya, Wakayama Prefecture, urging visitors to refrain from wearing revealing clothing while visiting.

The issue of the accelerating decline in Japan’s population has been brought back to the fore by the 2025 national census released Friday by the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry. While the ...

Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Friday after spending nearly seven months in space, setting a record for the longest on-orbit stay by a Chinese crew.

The former abbot of a Chinese temple famed as the birthplace of kung fu has been sentenced to 24 years in prison and fined 3.5 million yuan ($517,000) for crimes including embezzlement and bribery, ...

An elderly man died after accidentally ingesting insecticide distributed in plastic bottles by a resident association in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, in June last year, a city government official ...

Wall Street pushed further into the record books Friday, as the major stock indexes extended the market’s recent winning streak and closed out a solid month of gains.