Santa Claus braved the sticky heat of the Amazon rainforest this weekend, taking two boats to bring gifts to children in a ...

Japan's former Emperor Akihito turned 91 on Monday, spending most of his daily life peacefully while caring for his wife, ...

A clear gap between major izakaya chains and small businesses is emerging as Japanese-style pubs are seeing more bankruptcies ...

Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. are aiming to conclude their merger talks in June, a source familiar with the matter ...

A company in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, has not paid wages to around 150 Vietnamese technical trainees for at least one month, ...

Confusion is mounting as train passengers of lines operating in this central Japan city can now use contactless credit and ...

When the son of a captured Dutch soldier, who had been detained in a Japanese labor camp during World War II, learned about ...

Japan's competition watchdog plans to order U.S. IT giant Google to halt violations of the country's antitrust law, sources ...

Reigning world figure skating champion Kaori Sakamoto clinched her fourth consecutive and fifth national title overall Sunday ...

Fifth-favorite Regaleira became the first three-year-old mare to win the Arima Kinen in 64 years on Sunday, pipping ...

Kubota Spears flyhalf Bernard Foley overcame a nightmare afternoon from the kicking tee Sunday as he nailed a drop goal after ...

A rocket fired from Yemen hit an area of Tel Aviv overnight, leaving 16 people injured by shattered glass, the Israeli milita ...