Japanese authorities have asked hundreds of residents near Tokyo to evacuate as a sinkhole at an intersection grew to more ...

“Even monkeys fall from trees,” runs an old Japanese proverb. Last week the wiliest arborealist in the Japanese political jungle crashed ingloriously to earth. He was Liberal-Democrat Party ...

Japan’s Taisho era promised greater democracy, but militarism soon began to take hold. In Part 2 of this series, we explore ...

A sinkhole that suddenly opened up on a road just northeast of Tokyo and swallowed a truck has captured national attention as ...

Japanese stock futures slid, with chip-related shares poised to extend Monday’s declines after concern over Chinese ...

The driver was able to talk with rescuers but they retreated after the area around the hole became unstable, a spokesperson ...

after a revised 2.2% fall in October. Total cash earnings, or nominal pay, grew 3.0% to 305,832 yen ($1,935.03) for the month, the data showed. Large Japanese firms are likely to raise wages by ...